Wearp Posted June 6, 2011 Share #1 Posted June 6, 2011 I ran across this sword and am no expert so I wanted to get some opinions. It appears to be stilled after the 1860 staff & field officers model. It seems to be well made and detailed not a cheap copy. I question the maker out of San Fransisco, haven't been able to locate it. Pics are pretty crappy but if it looks like it is possible then I will look into it further. Any ideas from the pics provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad1 Posted June 6, 2011 Share #2 Posted June 6, 2011 If this is marked A. J. Plate & Co. he was located in San Francisco from 1863-1885. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wearp Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted June 6, 2011 If this is marked A. J. Plate & Co. he was located in San Francisco from 1863-1885. Yes those are the markings on the blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad1 Posted June 6, 2011 Share #4 Posted June 6, 2011 I did look in Richard Bezdek's book and Plate is listed as a Sword Dealer, mainly in Society Swords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 6, 2011 Share #5 Posted June 6, 2011 Wearp Great looking old blade.Is there any designs/lettering on the oppisite guard? RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron norman Posted June 6, 2011 Share #6 Posted June 6, 2011 I ran across this sword and am no expert so I wanted to get some opinions. It appears to be stilled after the 1860 staff & field officers model. It seems to be well made and detailed not a cheap copy. I question the maker out of San Fransisco, haven't been able to locate it. Pics are pretty crappy but if it looks like it is possible then I will look into it further. Any ideas from the pics provided. Here is the info on A J Plate: hope this helps. Ron Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wearp Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted June 7, 2011 Here is the info on A J Plate: hope this helps. Ron Norman That is what I was looking for. Hopefully I can work out a price on the blade. The seller wasn't sure what he wanted and I needed to do some research before I made an offer. It looks like the real deal so I'll see if I can get it for a decent price. I haven't found any other blades in this style to compare it to. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted July 25, 2011 Share #8 Posted July 25, 2011 This is a Model 1860. But less than 1% were made during the Civil War. The grip is a replacement. I bet if you grip the pommel cap and twist , it will unscrew. If so, the sword was made in Germany. If I saw more of the etching pattern, I may be able to tell you who the importer was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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