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Title:	SABER -  CONFEDERATE SABER
Maker/Manufacturer:	GRISWOLD & CO.
Date of Manufacture:
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 6614
Measurements:	OL: 90.1CM 35 1/2" BL: 74.9CM 29 1/2"

Object Description:

CONFEDERATE SABER
Manufactured by Griswold & Co., New Orleans, La. - Leather wire wound grip. Complete with 29 1/2" leather scabbard with brass mountings and 2 rings.

Markings:
Blade: GO N.O.

Notes: "Griswold, S. - New Orleans, La., 1855-64. Swordmaker to the Confederacy during the Civil War." - Gardner

"...cavalry theory still emphasized the tactical offensive and the use of the saber, mounted men could not get close enough to infantry armed with rifles to deliver effective blows. Indeed, there would be no single conclusive battle that decided a campaign as in the limited wars of the past." - Carroll & Baxter

See, Crouch, 184.

References:
Carroll, John M. & Colin F. Baxter. THE AMERICAN MILITARY TRADITION. Scholarly Resource Inc. Wilmington, De. 1993.
Crouch, Howard R. HISTORIC AMERICAN SWORDS. SCS Publications. Fairfax, Va. 1999.