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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 6707
Measurements:	OL: 97.7C 38 1/2" BL: 81.2C 32"

Object Description:

U.S. SABER MODEL 1906 EXPERIMENTAL CAVALRY
Manufactured by Springfield Armory, Springfield, Ma. - Double-edged straight blade with 2 full lenght blood gutters. Wire wrapped imitation sharkskin grip. Has two extra washers attached. Washers moved to 207/7.

Army Ledger: 'Sword. Experimental 32 inches. Plain. No marks."

See, Peterson, THE AMERICAN SWORD, 1775-1945, pp. 36-37. Ref. 26791-0-Enc. 4 2412.

References:
Peterson, Harold L. THE AMERICAN SWORD 1775-1945. Dover Publications Inc. Mineola, N.Y. 2003.