SOLD US M1840 Light Artillery Saber . CWS133

United States M1840 Light Artillery Saber. Very worn condition with much corrosion on scabbard. Small portion of original hanger only left. No wire wrap left on handle. I cannot find any inspector or marker marks at all on the blade or handle. This one was picked up by local NC picker straight out of a NC family supposedly. A very heavily worn condition sword with a lot of corrosion on the scabbard.

Additional Notes: The United States Model 1840 light artillery saber has a brass hilt and knuckle-bow of about 6 inches in length, the grip wrapped in leather and bound with brass wire, and a blade of 32 1/4 inches in length. Unlike the Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber the artillery model has no basket. This model was one of the many weapons produced by the Ames Manufacturing Company. of Springfield (later Chicopee), Massachusetts. The design appears to be a copy of the French saber style of 1829. The mounted artillery units accompanied dragoons to provide them with more firepower. The primary weapon of the mounted artillery were their cannons. The saber was more a traditional accoutrement than a combat weapon. The fact that Ames manufactured far fewer 1840 light artillery sabers than the number of soldiers in the artillery branch attests to this.

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