Inspected 1833 Dragoon Officer Sword -buff hangers - Preview

Very scarce Model 1833 Dragoon Officer saber with factory browned iron scabbard. J.M. inspected.

Manufactured: Springfield, Mass.  Maker: N. P. Ames Cutler  Year: mid 1830s  Model: 1833 officer 
Size: 33 5/8 inch blade  Condition:  

Gilt brass hilt with a sharkskin grip, wrapped with dragoon wire and two strands of untwisted wire. Original white buff dragoon belt saber hangers still attached and quite scarce in their own right.  Steel officer scabbard -Factory browned with thin ring mounts,  - .The drag is Inspected - J.M. Justin Murphy. Acid etched blade with United States Dragoons inside a wreath, N.P. Ames / Cutler / Springfield, Tecumseh, the Federal Eagle and foliate. There is an uncapped and recessed capstan nut of the spanner type as found on most Dragoons.  

Figure 01.01.10.1:  Overview

Figure 01.01.10.2: Officer steel scabbard with inspected J.M. drag

Figure 01.01.10.3: Blade address: N. P. Ames / Cutler / Springfield ---Lower ---Reverse ricasso area

Figure 01.01.10.4: United States Dragoons

Figure 01.01.10.5: Gilt brass hilt with Sharkskin grip

Figure 01.01.10.6: Factory browned Officer scabbard - thin style bands and original white buff hangers with buckles

Figure 01.01.10.7: Factory browned Officer scabbard - thin style bands and original white buff hangers with buckles

Figure 01.01.10.8:  Reverse

Figure 01.01.10.9: Reverse showing dragoon wire and two flanking wires

Figure 01.01.10.10:   under guard and knuckle bow