CIVIL War Cofederate Boyle & Gamble Published Foot Officer Sword # 17 Hoffman
CIVIL WAR COFEDERATE BOYLE & GAMBLE PUBLISHED FOOT OFFICER SWORD # 17 ON POMMEL FROM THE MUSEUM LIKE COLLECTION OF AUTHOR, CIVIL WAR GURU KEVIN HOFFMAN. THIS ONE IS EXTREMELY RARE WITH ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES IN EXISTANCE. "SWORD OF HONOR & REGULATION" SEE PHOTO AND DESCRIPTION.
Sword by Boyle, Gamble - Richmond, VA. Manufactured: Richmond, VA Maker: Boyle & Gamble Year: Civil War Model: N.
9 near the tip Condition: VG. These NCO swords are quite scarce. There were very few companies in the south that even made them. This example by Boyle, Gamble has a small oval guard with only a knuckle bow leading up to the undecorated pommel.Pommel is marked with the number 17 - likely an assembly number. The guard has a recessed area on the underside with a two step border and foliate decoration on the top. The quillon is flat sided with only decoration running down the top. The blade has a deeply ground, unstopped fuller beginning 1/2 inch from the guard and running 19 inches. The top seamed leather scabbard has a brass throat with frog stud and a brass drag with a long drag blade.
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