![]() ![]() The counterguard is fixed on the obverse and folding on the reverse. The hilt has the general configuration of the 1860 staff sword, which transitioned into the 1872 “staff and line officer’s sword,” and has a standard foliate brass hilt with lantern shaped pommel with eagle on one side and blank shield on the other, but with a very rounded pommel cap and a very plain black grip. with a glory of sunburst rays above and below. shield, stand of arms and an entwined U.S. The blade is straight, 31-inches long, double edged and arris shaped, etched with floral scrolls and a blank cartouche for an owner’s name on one side and on the other with floral scrolls, a U.S. The upper scabbard mount is engraved with a large block “U.S.” on the obverse and the figural sling rings are cast in the form of infantry hunting horns complete with cords. This seems to be a wartime 1860 staff sword that he repurposed and is a nice example of his blade etching and scabbard decoration using engraved and open-work figural mounts, and a key-stud mounting device for sword belt or baldric. Virgil Price produced military swords during the Civil War and then shifted back into Masonic regalia and swords afterward. Shipping: Determined by Method & Location of buyer
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