Cut Tongue [Sword Plate]

Object/Artifact

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The Lew Anvil Collection

Name/Title

Cut Tongue [Sword Plate]

Description

1 1/2” cut tongue from a two piece “U S” Ames Model 1832 U.S. Artilleryman’s short sword belt plate.

Context

The Ames Model 1832 U.S. Artilleryman’s short sword was used by noncommissioned officers (NCOs) from 1832 until it was replaced 1840. This tongue was dug at Fannin massacre site at Goliad.