N. P. Ames / Cutler / Springfield
A very rare, high grade pattern Ames M1840 Cavalry Officer saber with amazing ownership and historical significance.
Captain Edmund L. Dana Wyoming Artillery of PA during the Mexican War and Col. of the 143rd Pa. Wounded, prisoner, Gettysburg and Chancellorsville fame. Later Brig. General.
Rare Ames with Silver foil covering the guard, pommel and scabbard that was made for the state of South Carolina. State seal engraved on the scabbard.
Blade inscription: Gen'l. George M. Brooke / U.S.A.