Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
1959.006 |
Object Name |
Saber |
Collection |
Weapons & Accessories |
Credit line |
DHS Purchase |
Year Range from |
1813 |
Year Range to |
1821 |
Made |
Joseph Rose (blade); General James Wolf (hilt) |
Makers mark |
The steel blade is stamped "I. Rose"; the back of the guard is marked "G.J. Wolf." |
Description |
Regulation 1813-21 Foot Officer's saber with a steel blade that is stamped "I. Rose" along the top edge of the blade near the hilt. The guard and eagle's head pommel are silver and the back of the guard is marked "G.J. Wolf." The grip is wood wrapped with twisted silver wire. |
Dimensions |
W-1.25 L-35.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
Overall length of sword; width of blade. |
Subjects |
Silver Arms & armament Daggers & swords |
People |
Wolf, General James |
Search Terms |
Swords Sabers Weapons General James Wolf Joseph Rose Nineteenth Century |
Material |
Steel blade; silver hilt |
Place of Origin |
Philadelphia, PA |