W. H. Horstmann & Sons Sword of William E. Jones

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GLC#
GLC02711.10-View header record
Type
Objects
Date
circa 1862
Author/Creator
W. H. Horstmann & Sons
Title
Sword of William E. Jones
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 sword : steel Height: 85 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Non-commissioned officer's sword, similar to GLC02711.09, also said to have been used at West Point. It belonged to William E. Jones. W. H. Horstmann & Sons had retail stores in both New York and Philadelphia; most of their swords and sabers had imported blades, usually German.

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