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CIVIL WAR ARMY SWORDS;
A Study of US Army Swords from 1832 through 1865
by John H. Thillmann
Covers all swords carried by officers or enlisted men in the
United States army from the 1830s until the end of the Civil
War. Hundreds of handy tables list measurements and features
you need to know. Identify fakes and rebuilds before you
make that costly mistake! Over 2,000 detailed photographs show
you the correct markings, blade etchings, grip wrappings and
other small details usually left out of the pictures in
sword books! Every single known manufacturer and every sword
type is covered.
When combined with the author's first book, Civil War Cavalry
& Artillery Sabers, this amazing reference guide completes
the story of United States swords from the per- iod of about
1830 through the end of the United States Civil War. Includes
all sword types, whether for enlisted men or officers. Also includes
the best coverage of American presentation swords ever to appear
in print.
A Selection of the Swords Covered:
· 1832 Enlisted Foot Artillery Sword
· 1832 Enlisted NCO Sword
· Model 1834 Officers' Sword
· Model 1834 Engineer Officers' Sword
· Model 1834 Topographical
Engineer Officers' Sword
· Model 1834 Medical Staff Officers' Sword
· Model 1834 Pay Department
Officers' Sword
· Model 1839 Topographical
Engineers' Sword
· U.S. Military Academy Model 1839 Cadet Sword
· Model 1840 Foot Officers' Sword
· Model 1840 Staff Officers' Sword
· Model 1840 Engineer Officers' Sword
· Model 1840 Medical Staff Officers' Sword
· Model 1840 Pay Department |
Officers' Sword
· Model 1840 Ordnance
Storekeepers' Service Sword
· Model 1840 Non-Commissioned Officers' and Musicians'
Swords
· Model 1841, 1847, 1851 and 1861 General Officers'
Swords
· Model 1850 Foot Officers' Sword
· Model 1850 Staff & Field
Officers' Sword
· Non-Regulation U.S. Officers' Swords of the 1850s
and 1860s Based Upon British and French Patterns
· Model 1860 Staff Officers' Sword
· High-Grade Swords for Officers from the 1830s
through the 1860s
· Militia Enlisted NCO and Staff
Officers' Swords, 1830 to 1865 |
Over 2,000
photographs!
(LEATHER BOUND OPTION AVAILABLE...scroll
down)
"A remarkable achievement...an incalculable wealth
of remarkable new information...an authoritative bounty of knowledge
on American words...certain to be the most often cited reference
in its field."
~ Norm Flayderman
624 pages, 8.5"x11", Hardcover., $89.95 plus $5.50
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