Original U.S. Mexican American War Ames Model 1832 Artillery Short Sword with Scabbard & Frog Section of Blackened White Buff Belt Rig - Dated 1841 Receivers and is the "knife" style

and is the "knife" style blade we sometimes see on the short dress bayonets

The interior lining shows sweat staining only achieved through honest use

and Contractor identifier L6 / 1938

Overall Length: 29 ¾ inches

he pushed forward and kept in touch with the infantry

Original U.S. Mexican American War Ames Model 1832 Artillery Short Sword with Scabbard & Frog Section of Blackened White Buff Belt Rig - Dated 1841 Receivers and is the "knife" styleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of an Ames Model 1832 Artillery Short sword, made just before the MexicanAmerican War of 1846 1848, a VERY desirable era for this type of sword. Whats better is that the sword comes with the frog section of an original Blackened White Buff Model 1832 Heavy Artillery Sword Belt. This is an incredibly scarce set to find together like this, but as the frog button is not inside of the frog,