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James Meaney is a master craftsman who painstakingly refurbishes historic swords and other military ephemera. James doesn't just sell swords but also provides a detailed account of each item's history based on his countless hours of research.
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US militia officer’s urn-pommel sword by Horstmann & Sons of Philadelphia ca.1840-1855. This is a rather uncommon variant of a popular type of American sword from that era, the vast majority of these would have a pommel shaped like a knight or Roman centurion’s helmet. The unetched blade is still in very good shape with scattered areas of pitting, and the hand-carved bone grip is substantially thicker than what is commonly seen in cruciform-hilt American militia swords from this time frame.
FW Widmann Type VI Eagle Pommel Sword ca. 1840-1848
$699
Generally known to be the last original eagle pommel design from famed Prussian-American sword mounter Frederick Widmann, it was also his most successful. His signature grapevine & leaf embossed ferrule, scalloped quillion, and highly detailed and expressive eagle pommel date this particular sword to close to the end of his career in 1848. Originally the blade was blued halfway up the blade, but that has long since vanished. Most of the gilding on the blade etchings is still present.
Pattern 1841 Navy Officer’s Spadroon ca. 1841-1851
$1000
Considered one of the most scarce and desirable eagle pommel swords by collectors, this pattern was intended for higher ranking US Navy officers at a time when the Navy was very small, (only ~100 of these were produced between the introduction of this pattern in 1841 through 1852.) The 32-inch spadroon blade features needlepoint as well as bright-panel etching and a fuller runs down its entire length. Originally this had hinged, folding guards as well as an acorn-shaped quillion.
FW Widmann Hunting Sword-Bayonet ca. 1835
$1750
This custom piece features a robust blade with two different kinds of fuller as well as a Weyersburg “king’s head” stamp at the ricasso. The finely detailed, etched blade is one of a handful known to exist that are marked with Widmann’s name. Usually he would just mark his blades with a “W” or leave them unmarked. Originally this was a socket bayonet, but the piece that originally would’ve attached this to a musket is long gone.
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