Saber

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Saber

Entry/Object ID

1931.17a-b

Description

Saber and leather scabbard. The sword has a shagreen handle wrapped with gold-toned twisted wire. The guard is plain, but the blade is engraved with a floral vine and flags. The scabbard bears the engraved inscription, ""Lieut. P.C.J. Cheney, 1st Vt. Cav. Presented by friends of Washington, Vt. Oct. 3rd, 1863".

Context

Owned by Lieutenant Perley C. J. Cheney of the 1st Vermont Cavalry during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1931.17

Source or Donor

Cheney, Perley C.J. (1839-1916)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Ames Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1863

Place

City

Chicopee

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Saber

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sword

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

5 in

Depth

4 in

Length

43-1/2 in

Material

Brass, Steel

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

1st Vermont Cavalry

Person or Organization

Cheney, Perley C.J. (1839-1916)

Related Places

Place

Town

Washington

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War