Sword

sword

Name/Title

Sword

Entry/Object ID

2012.67.4a-b

Description

Sword and scabbard. The sword has a leather grip wrapped with twisted gold-toned wire. The guard and pommel are brass, and the rain guard is filigreed into floral vines and the letters US. The blade is lightly etched with a floral design. The scabbard is dark metal with brass hooks and chape.

Context

Possibly used by Hiram Edward Perkins of St. Albans, Vermont, during the Civil War

Acquisition

Accession

2012.67

Source or Donor

Upton, Peter

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1865

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

3-1/4 in

Length

37-1/2 in

Material

Brass, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Perkins, Hiram Edward (1838-1908)

Person or Organization

8th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

City

St. Albans City

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War