tsakers85 Posted March 16, 2017 Share #1 Posted March 16, 2017 I was looking through sold listings of general officer material on eBay yesterday and came across this. The auction title was "Civil War English Import Sword ID'd CS General D H Cooper," eBay item # 292047805501. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Civil-War-English-Import-Sword-IDd-CS-General-D-H-Cooper-/292047805501?hash=item43ff67dc3d:g:ha0AAOSwWxNYvhR0 I am no expert on Civil War material, but I am not at all convinced that this is real. Namely, the listing indicates the sword came out of a Natchez estate. While Douglas H. Cooper was from Natchez, he lived at Fort Washita after the Civil War and to my knowledge died there. While material used in the Trans-Mississippi varied, I have never before seen a British sword with a royal cipher employed. Also, the engraving looks to be low quality. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted March 16, 2017 Share #2 Posted March 16, 2017 The image is not the best but the engraving looks to be acid etched commiserate to the 1880's and turn of the century style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted March 16, 2017 Share #3 Posted March 16, 2017 I think this is the P1822 model used until the late 1890's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted March 16, 2017 I think this is the P1822 model used until the late 1890's... Good eye. I did some quick searching and this is indeed an 1822 pattern infantry officer’s sword as it features the "pipe-back" design. That apparently went away in 1845. As for the etching, another individual felt this looked laser etched. Any thoughts on the block lettering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted March 16, 2017 Share #5 Posted March 16, 2017 Good eye. I did some quick searching and this is indeed an 1822 pattern infantry officers sword as it features the "pipe-back" design. That apparently went away in 1845. As for the etching, another individual felt this looked laser etched. Any thoughts on the block lettering? I can't tell that much...on the road and on my cell phone...I would think that style engraving is unusual ...seems they were more stylized... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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