Horstmann Urn-Pommel Militia Officer’s Sword ca.1840-50 For Sale

Horstmann Urn-Pommel Militia Officer’s Sword ca.1840-50
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Horstmann Urn-Pommel Militia Officer’s Sword ca.1840-50:
$375.00

For your consideration is this early state militiaman’s sword with a seldom encountered urn pommel and acanthus leaf langets. The pommel is more in line with European and American general officer’s swords of the 1820’s-30’s than American state militia officer’s swords of the 1840’s-50’s, as the vast majority of militia swords have a pommel shaped like a knight’s helmet. All the brass hardware on this displays nearly all its original gold wash, rare amongst swords of this type. Usually there’s only a couple flecks of gold left on these if there’s any left at all. The whole thing is much heavier and more robust than most bone-grip cruciform-hilted swords of this era, clearly meant for business. Hand-carved grip also has noticeably more girth than many militia swords of contemporary vintage at its widest point, and everything is still solidly attached with no wiggle at the hilt whatsoever. The blade is in decent shape without active rust, just some light pitting in a couple places, and is thick tapering to a spear point. There looks like what may be very faint remnants of etching on the blade close to the langets but it’s hard to tell. Further polishing/restoration might bring it out more if there is anything there. A real beauty you’d be hard-pressed to find elsewhere in this condition.


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