Original U.S. Civil War Ames Model 1832 Artillery Short Sword with Scabbard - Dated 1836 U.S. Holsters Although the sight is normally

Although the sight is normally used with the stem erect

and with the rigging lines brought to a single point connected to a large steel ‘D’ ring behind the paratroopers neck for a more upright controlled landing

Another brass ferrule at the end of the rod is threaded for the wire brush and the mop

The collar on the tunic was now squared and now two inches high

the edge is ground on one side only

Original U.S. Civil War Ames Model 1832 Artillery Short Sword with Scabbard - Dated 1836 U.S. Holsters Although the sight is normallyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely patinated example of an Ames Model 1832 Artillery Short sword, dated 1836. This design of foot artillery sword has a straight, heavy double edged steel blade. There are two side by side fullers, starting just below the hilt. Then, after a space of 11 16", there is a single center fuller that extends toward the blade's spear shaped point. The overall blade length is approximately 19 1 4''. The blade