Manchester & Lamb Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber, Dated 1862
Item Details
A nicely preserved Mansfield and Lamb model 1860 light cavalry saber, made slightly lighter than the model 1840 and was the primary saber of the Union cavalry by the end of the war. Standard features include wooden handle with a swell covered with leather and a wire grip, brass hilt has three branches, brass pommel cap and guard are unadorned, steel blade has flat back with narrow and wide fuller stopped at the ricasso, iron scabbard with iron mountings. Manufactured by Mansfield & Lamb, Forestdale, Rhode Island. Marks on ricasso, ‘MANSFIELD / & / LAMB / FORESTDALE RI’, and ‘US / LD / 1862’, additional inspector stamping on pommel. Blade length 35 inches.
Condition
Heavy pitting to the scabbard, general wear to the handle, nicks on the blade; the piece obviously saw use during the war.
Dimensions
The blade is 35" long
Item #
13CIN053-014
