Saber, USA, Em M/1860 Cavalry W/ Scabbard; From the Custer Battlefield

ID: 222 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, 2742-1-(1)
This file appears in: General Custer in Nebraska
Saber, USA, Em M/1860 Cavalry W/ Scabbard; From the Custer Battlefield
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From the Custer Battlefield

Enlisted man's light cavalry saber. Single-edged blade with two fullers. Iron alloy blade, copper alloy half basket guard, three branched. Plain pommel cap and peened tang. Leather washer between blade and guard. Leather wound grip with copper alloy wire. Marked: "U.S. J.M. (Justin Murphy, U.S. Inspector of Arms, 1818-1864?) on obverse of ricasso and "Emerson and Silver, Trenton, N.J." on reverse.
Pommel marked "J.M." on top.

This file appears in: General Custer in Nebraska

By The Explore Nebraska History team
General George Armstrong Custer, commanding troops A, D, E, H, K and M of the Seventh Cavalry, camped near here June 22 to 30, 1867, after a march from Fort McPherson, Nebraska. They were campaigning against the elusive Sioux and Cheyenne Indians.…