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Title:	SABER -  U.S. SABER MODEL 1906 EXPERIMENTAL CAVALRY
Maker/Manufacturer:	SPRINGFIELD ARMORY
Date of Manufacture:
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 6612
Measurements:	OL: 97.7C 38 1/2" BL: 81.2C 32"

Object Description:

U.S. SABER MODEL 1906 EXPERIMENTAL CAVALRY

Fuller running 19" length of blade. Sharkskin wire wound grip. Wire on grips is loose.

No visible markings.

Army Ledger: "Experimental saber. 32" plain. No marks."

See, Peterson, THE AMERICAN SWORD, 1775-1945, pp. 36-37.

References:
Crouch, Howard R. HISTORIC AMERICAN SWORDS. SCS Publications. Fairfax, Va. 1999.
Peterson, Harold L. THE AMERICAN SWORD 1775-1945. Dover Publications Inc. Mineola, N.Y. 2003.