May 8-10, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/9/2024
Lot consists of (A) A "Ketland" eagle head pommel saber with its original scabbard. Blued and gilded blade with patriotic panoply of arms and other splays of arms. Silvered brass hilt with reverse-P knucklebow and Ketland eagle pommel. Finely carved high quality bone grip. Complete an associated black leather scabbard with silvered brass mounts. CONDITION: Blade retains most of its original finishes with some thinning towards top of blade. Hilt retains generous traces of silver, grip very good with some age cracks and minor shipping around pommel. Scabbard in two pieces and drag is absent, slightly small for this blade. (B) A "Bolton/Upson" eagle head pommel saber with its original scabbard. Plain slightly curved blade with wide shallow fuller on each side. Early gilt brass hilt with four slot guard with gadrooned D-guard. Reeded ivory grip with plain ferrule at base. Complete its original tooled black leather scabbard with gilt brass mounts. CONDITION: Blade retains a grey patina. Hilt retains well over half of its original gilt finish, the remainder turned to dark mustard. Grip shows a couple hairline age cracks, pommel slightly loose. Scabbard shows some crazing and losses to finish, traces of gilt on mounts.
Item Dimensions: Longest: 37"
Blade Length
(A) 31" (B) 28"
Overall Length
(A) 36" (B) 33 - 1/2"