Original U.S. Civil War M-1840 Army NCO's Sword by Ames Mfg. Co. with Scabbard - Dated 1862 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets with the Merit Cross (Verdienstkreuz)

with the Merit Cross (Verdienstkreuz) affiliated with the order

with a ram's head with very curved horns to the pommel

and interestingly

just some wear from age and storage

ARMY TYPE A-11

Original U.S. Civil War M-1840 Army NCO's Sword by Ames Mfg. Co. with Scabbard - Dated 1862 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets with the Merit Cross (Verdienstkreuz)Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a U. S. Civil War issue Model 1840 Non Commissioned Officer's sword by Ames Manufacturing Co. of Chicopee, Massachusetts. They were by far the largest supplier of edged weapons to the Union forces during the war. The sword measures 39" overall, and has an all brass hilt, with a "double scallop" cross guard, and a "D" hand guard enclosing the knurled hand grip. Comes complete in its