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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 9:02:22 GMT
I went through a phase with Ames nco militia swords and pursued even a couple of Horstmann examples. I started with the short bladed examples and pretty much ended up with one final shorty with most of a scabbard. In the group photo, the two swords with the narrower reeding to the grips are Horstmann (the urn pommel and the longest bladed). The rest all Ames. The book page from the Time Life ACW series This last one I found as much a treasure to me as any of these. Just fantastic. I stalked it for three years until I was finally able to barter the best price. I've a couple of more helmet heads but all but one more not of the Ames family. These were all fairly inexpensive at the time and there are still some bargains out there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 9:20:09 GMT
I had to have it. The grip shell gone. No chain, no scabbard. The blade etch quite faint and polished out. These share the fullered broadsword blade found on the general officer 1832-1833 regulation swords. civilwartalk.com/threads/lt-col-charles-b-norton.76778/These had a long life, from before the Mexican war and found used by both the north and south during the ACW
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 9:34:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 9:40:02 GMT
My first Ames. An 1864 dated m1840 nco spadroon. These were based on the French again but with a spadroon blade vs the double edged French 1816. Here with a quite short USMC musician boy's sword from Roby.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 10:01:26 GMT
Did I mention Ames made more than swords? Here my ice axe from the WWII period and used by the 10th mountain troops in Italy and still in military use into the 1960s. That's it for now. Given space and time, as well as funds, I would love to own plenty of other Ames examples. However at the end of space, time and funds, I'll still harvest images. I am literally at the end of acquisitions and need to start going the other direction.. I want, give me, Dahlgrens and Rifleman's knives. M1833 sabres. Sapper bayonets and shiny rolling block 1870s. Naval swords, from the regulation eagles to the Spanish American War. One could spend a lifetime collecting just one model or of one company. I spent big last year, to hopefully stop an scratch the itch but I have at least another I'll fall prey to. It will probably not be another Ames but I'll not know for sure. Enough for now. Maybe I'll upload my various Ames folders, as I have many, many images.
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Post by viece on Jan 17, 2019 2:30:16 GMT
Great info, thanks for posting. I have very warm feelings about Ames; my first antique was a 1863 Ames cavalry saber, heavily patinated and likely used hard in TX border skirmishes. It is so elegant, solid, and beautifully made, just a joy to hold. Anyway thanks for putting the spotlight on their other offerings!
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