✅ SOLVED Sword ID

[relic nut]

Seen a beautiful dug calvary sword on today's finds a while ago and it got me thinking about mine. Mine was not dug but was given to me by my grandmother 40 years ago. All I remember her saying is that it had been in the family for a long time. No one else seems to know anything about it. On one side of the blade, at the hilt, it is stamped US with the letters D.F.M. then 1804. The other side is hard to read but it looks like, Emerson, then first two letters ST and I can't read the rest. I would love to know more about it. Hard to tell from pic but it is 41 inches overall Thanks for any help.

 

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[Goldiver]

Looks like you have a Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber made by Emerson & Silver Trenton N.J. Nice one even though it looks to be missing the leather and wire wrap on the grip.
Cavalry saber, Model 1860 Emerson & Silver.

Steve

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Are you sure it's 1804 and not 1864?

It looks like an 1860 Calvary Sabre.

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[relic nut]

Are you sure it's 1804 and not 1864?

It looks like an 1860 Calvary Sabre.

shakyb0nes Collectibles

Looking with magnifier, it really looks like 1804. But it is hard to read so it could be. Thanks

 

[Goldiver]

From the info I could find Emerson & Silver produced 27,060 Model 1860 sabers in 1864 and 1865. The inspector Dexter F. Moseman or D.F.M. was used in 1864. In 1865 a different inspector was used. If anyone has more or more accurate info please feel free to add. This is just what I found on the web.

Steve

 

[relic nut]

Thanks guys for all the info. Seems I was wrong on the year. Glad to be corrected. If I had not been so young and dumb I would have asked a lot of questions. O'well least I'm older know