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Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; metal, brass; ivory
Catalogue Number
104.05.0028
Description
A saber with a slightly curved, hardened steel, blade and a brass hilt with an ivory grip. The hilt has a knuckle bow. The blade has brass inlay. There is a Latin inscription on the blade which in not totally distinguishable - it may be “E pluribus unum” (From many one).
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Title
Saber Sword
Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; metal, brass; ivory
Dimensions
87.0 cm
Description
A saber with a slightly curved, hardened steel, blade and a brass hilt with an ivory grip. The hilt has a knuckle bow. The blade has brass inlay. There is a Latin inscription on the blade which in not totally distinguishable - it may be “E pluribus unum” (From many one).
Subject
military
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0028
Images
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