CIVIL WAR "AMES" MUSICIANS SWORD. STANDARD ISSUE, ONE SIDE OF BLADE MARKED "U.S. G.W.C. 1864", THE OTHER "MADE BY AMES MFG CO CHICOPEE MASS". MARKINGS ARE EXCELLENT. "J F" STAMPED ON GUARD. BLADE IS SMOOTH STEEL, FREE FROM DINGS/BLEMISHES. SCABBARD DRAG BEARS "G W C" STAMPING. SCABBARD HAS SOME AGE SURFACE CRACKING, TWO WEAK SPOTS, ONE JUST ABOVE DRAG, THE OTHER MID-LENGTH, ALTHOUGH NEITHER BROKEN THROUGH. SWORD FITS TIGHTLY INTO SCABBARD. THE BRASS HAS A PRETTY MUSTARD-YELLOW PATINA. VERY GOOD CONDITION OVERALL.
