The detail work on this blade is above and beyond what you normally see in a Civil War sword. I'm wary of anything Confederate, but this looks to be the real deal.
-Expert
Facts[]
- Fact 1: Because many relics of the Confederacy were destroyed or lost during the Civil War, Confederate goods sell for considerably more than their Union counterparts.
- Fact 2: Sabers were typically used by cavalry to hack and slash at troops on the ground from horseback.
- Fact 3: In 2001, a Confederate sword sold at auction for $54,625, the highest price for a Confederate sword to date.
- Fact 4: W.J. McElroy, of Macon, Georgia, was a prominent arms maker during the Civil War. He supplied the Confederacy with bayonets, knives, sabers, pikes, and even belts.
- Fact 5: As the range and accuracy of firearms improved sabers fell out of use as a functional weapon, but still remain with dress and ceremonial functions in many military forces around the world.