AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR EAGLE HEAD SILVER HILT BALTIMORE HANGER SWORD 1775-80

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR EAGLE HEAD SILVER HILT BALTIMORE GREEN IVO GRIP OFFICER NAVAL HANGER SWORD CA 1777-1783 MADE FOR A WELL TO DO AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR OFFICER.. SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN NEUMANN'S BOOK BUT A LITTLE SMALLER, MOST LIKELY NAVAL.THIS IS A VERY RARE SWORD ONLY A FEW IN EXISTANCE. MEASURES 30 INCHES OVERALL WITH A 23 1/2 INCH BLADE. THERE IS HAIRINE CRACKS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE IVO GRIP. CONSISTANT WITH AGE. LESS THA 1/2 OF PERCENT OF ALL REVOLUTIONARY WAR SWORDS ARE SILVER HILTS. ORIGINAL LEATHER SCABBARD IS MISSING THE SILVER FITTINGS AND IS IN FAIR CONDITION. MOST LEATHER SCABBARDS DID NOT SURVIVE.
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