Model 1850 Foot Officer's sword with Phrygian helmet pommel, handle wrapped in fish skin and wire, and a 21 1/2" long fuller starting at the top of the blade and running down towards the point. "U.S."..
more »Model 1850 Foot Officer's sword with Phrygian helmet pommel, handle wrapped in fish skin and wire, and a 21 1/2" long fuller starting at the top of the blade and running down towards the point. "U.S.", sprays of flowers, and a shield are engraved on one side of the blade and an eagle, a U.S. flag and sprays of flowers on the other.
Carried by Colonel John Hobson Grider, 52nd Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.), and 9th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.)
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