Straight 31 1/2 inch double edged blade etched with conventional florals, trophies and Federal eagle with E Pluribus Unum riband and marked "Ames/Mfg.Co./Chicopee/Mass." Gilt brass guard of Mameluke style embossed with foliage and four stars. Mother-of-pearl gripscales. Helmet-form pommel. Double chain knucklebow. Gilt brass scabbard, the front with acanthus panels and delicately engraved inscription: "Presented to/Major General/John A. Sutter/by Captn/A. Andrews/Sacramento City, 1853." Reverse of scabbard stamped Ames Mfg. Co./Chicopee/Mass. Condition: Blade excellent and showing some light scratches. Hilt and scabbard retain most gilt finish with scattered scratches and light marks. Gripscales with three small hairline cracks. See Illustration
Straight 31 1/2 inch double edged blade etched with conventional florals, trophies and Federal eagle with E Pluribus Unum riband and marked "Ames/Mfg.Co./Chicopee/Mass." Gilt brass guard of Mameluke style embossed with foliage and four stars. Mother-of-pearl gripscales. Helmet-form pommel. Double chain knucklebow. Gilt brass scabbard, the front with acanthus panels and delicately engraved inscription: "Presented to/Major General/John A. Sutter/by Captn/A. Andrews/Sacramento City, 1853." Reverse of scabbard stamped Ames Mfg. Co./Chicopee/Mass. Condition: Blade excellent and showing some light scratches. Hilt and scabbard retain most gilt finish with scattered scratches and light marks. Gripscales with three small hairline cracks. See Illustration
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