Confederate Naval Officers Sword

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Object Details

associated institution

Navy Department

Description (Brief)

This Confederate Naval Officers Sword was manufactured by Mole & Son of Birmingham, England and sold by Courtney & Tennant of Charleston, South Carolina. It was taken from a Confederate officer when the commerce raider C.S.S. Florida was seized by the U.S.S. Wachusett off the coast of Brazil in October 1864.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1862

ID Number

AF.287124

accession number

58284

catalog number

287124

Object Name

sword

Measurements

overall, sword: 3 in x 4 3/8 in x 36 1/4 in; 7.62 cm x 11.1125 cm x 92.075 cm

overall, scabbard: 7/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 29 3/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.6675 cm x 75.565 cm

place made

United Kingdom: England, Birmingham, Birmingham

associated place

United States: Confederate States of America

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Civil War

Military

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Naval History

Edged Weapons

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