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Title:	SABER -  U.S. SABER MODEL 1833 DRAGOON
Maker/Manufacturer:	SARGANT, H. & WILLIAM LUCAS
Date of Manufacture:
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 6688
Measurements:	OL: 96.5CM 38" BL: 82.5CM 32 1/2"

Object Description:

U.S. SABER MODEL 1833 DRAGOON
Manufactured by William Lucas & H. Sargant, Birmingham, England

Complete with 22" leather scabbard. with brass throat. Tip of scabbard missing.

Markings:
Edge: BEST/CAST STEEL. W.L. & H./SARGANT.

1909 Catalog #13-066 - "Saber. Stamped on back, 'W.L. & H. Sargent. Best cast steel.' Leather scabbard with brass tip and mouthpiece."

References:
Crouch, Howard R. HISTORIC AMERICAN SWORDS. SCS Publications. Fairfax, Virginia. 1999.
Furr, Clegg Donald. AMERICAN SWORDS & MAKERS' MARKS. The Paragon Agency. Orange, Ca. 1999.
Thillmann, John H. CIVIL WAR CAVALRY & ARTILLERY SABERS. Andrew Mowbray Publishers. Lincoln, R.I. 2001.