Saber

Sword and Scabbard

Name/Title

Saber

Entry/Object ID

1949.15a-b

Description

Saber with leather scabbard. The grip is brown leather wrapped with gold-toned twisted wire. The bronze guard and pommel are unengraved. The blade is stamped with the marks, "US L.D" and "Ames MFg Co. Chicopee Mass."

Context

Used by General William Wells of Waterbury, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1949.15

Source or Donor

Wells, Frank R., Jackson, Bertha Richardson Wells

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Ames Manufacturing Company

Date made

1861 - 1865

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

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Length

42-1/4 in

Material

Steel, Bronze, Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

1st Vermont Cavalry

Person or Organization

Wells, William (1837-1892)

Related Places

Place

Town

Waterbury

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Gettysburg

Event

Civil War