Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Weapons, all pre 1898
	by Harry Ridgeway

Staff and field officer sword, Model 1860, Klein. . Manufactured by David Klein & Brothers, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, after the Civil War. Research Center: Weapon5160-Sword-Army-Officer-Staff-Model-1860-Klein . Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon5160-Sword-Army-Officer-Staff-Model-1860-Klein.html

W1023 ### Staff and field officer sword, Model 1860, Klein. . The Model 1860 staff and field sword was continued until the 1890's. Afterthe Civil War the hinged guard was replaced with a fixed guard, the roundedblade was replaced with a diagonal shaped blade, and the scabbard fittedwith a double carrying ring. Manufactured by David Klein & Brothers, Philadelphia Pennsylvania.who operated as a tailor from 1854 to 1927. It is likely that the they were retailsellers of these swords. All were manufactured after the Civil War. Marks: ricasso is etched D KLEIN & / BRO / PHILA/ PA lettering is sloppy hand lettering on the pattern, blade is etched with patrioticsymbolism and US. Research Center: Weapon5161-Sword-Army-Officer-Staff-Model-1860-Klein . Blade length, 36in. Old tag indicates association with theTurner Ashby chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, 1894 to 1900, itwould have likely been used during this period for ceremonial purposes.

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

All weapons listed on this webpage are strictly manufactured before 1898, and are considered unsafe for actual use. These are antique collectible weapons of the Civil War (most are pre 1865, unless I state otherwise) and actual firing of these weapons is not recommended for any purpose whatsoever! Because these are all "pre 1898" weapons, no licenses are required for ownership, but common sense and good judgment should be applied.

Most information on this page is from:
Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms......
John Thillman series, "Civil War Cavalry & Artillery Sabers...", or "Civil War Army Swords....".

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