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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2011 22:37:04 GMT
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Post by Bogus on Jan 7, 2011 0:06:59 GMT
Not sure but teh googles seems to suggest that this is a Mole & Sons 1853 cavalry saber (PDF link). General issue to the Brits and apparently the CSA imported a lot of them too, which if you're not from jolly olde England is probably where it came from. AFAIK the Confederates didn't really have huge piles of surplus weapons sitting around so, if that's what this is, it was probably issued and used in battle. No clue on the value but it doesn't look to be in particularly good shape... edit: don't try to clean it off though, I'm told that will actually harm its collectors' value unless it's done by a professional |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2011 18:25:03 GMT
yup, thats it. Great stuff..... thanks.... fascinating history..... I was thinking of just wiping the whole thing down with gun oil to stop the rust.............
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Post by TomK on Jan 8, 2011 5:29:08 GMT
oil yes, but only a light coat and no scrubing, and try to wear gloves when you hold it.
that is a heck of a thing to be given, man that is cool. you lucky dawg, congrats.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2011 6:33:25 GMT
If you can't connect any historical event to the sword, it will likely be worth around $400 to $500. If you can trace it's history and can say with any degree of veracity that "this sword was used in the Crimean" or "this sword was recovered when the US Confederate Army disarmed, then the price goes up considerably. The highest range for one in very good condition without a story is about $900. Christie's sold one that was reasonably verifiable to the Charge of the Light Brigade for over $5000.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2011 13:28:40 GMT
So I have now found a used blade for my tractor to clean up my laneways and trails on the farm as well as some landscaping, and need to scrape up the cash for it. I will be selling this sword....... swords to ploughshares?  Now I need to find somewhere to seel this thing. Kijiji..... EBay? |
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Post by MEversbergII on Feb 1, 2011 14:56:10 GMT
Might be able to sell it on here; we do have a marketplace.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Feb 2, 2011 18:53:00 GMT
What I would do before selling it is look up someone who's an expert on antiques, specifically weapons, likely Civil War era, and ask about getting an appraisal, as well as perhaps an notarized statement that "this is a so and so, dating from so and so time, in x condition as of this time, etc, my chop here". That'd help you get a better price, as well as answer some of your questions regarding its history...
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