Saber

sabre

Name/Title

Saber

Entry/Object ID

2016.12.4.1a-b

Description

Saber with scabbard. The grip is leather wrapped with brass wire. The guards and pommel are brass. The pommel is stamped with the initials, "A.H.K." The scabbard is silver-toned metal and stamped at the top opening with the letter W. The blade is marked, "Made by AMES MFG CO. CHICOPEE."

Context

Owned by Daniel R. Gilchrist of Barnet, Vermont, during the Civil War

Acquisition

Accession

2016.12

Source or Donor

Lord, John E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of the Gilchrist family

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Ames Manufacturing Company

Date made

1864 - 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

5-1/4 in

Depth

4-1/4 in

Length

43-1/2 in

Material

Steel, Brass, Leather, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Person or Organization

Gilchrist, Daniel R. (1843-1933)

Person or Organization

3rd Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Barnet

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War