ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR C. S CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY SHORT SWORD GLADIUS No Scabbard
Original Civil War Confederate Artillery sword. This has a brown patina blade with surface pitting towards the point, and cutting edges. The brass hilt is very crudely cast with a star and C. There are sword strikes on the hilt from combat. You can see that the hilts lines don't match up, but because of the need for these swords on the battlefield they where rushed to be finished. There is a bit of lead on the grip, probably to repair a casting flaw. There is some live green patina on the hilt too. The blade is 18 3/4 inches long, and the hilt is 5 1/2 inches. The item "ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR C. S CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY SHORT SWORD GLADIUS No Scabbard" is in sale since Tuesday, September 06, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Edged Weapons". The seller is "brokenswordantiques" and is located in Bergenfield, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.