Named - USN Model 1852 Officer’s Dress Sword

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Named - United States Navy Model 1852 Officer’s Dress Sword. The Naval Officers Sword entered service in 1852 and was in use during the American Civil War, requirements were suspended during WWII. The straight, single edged, fullered, etched, 30-inch-long blade on this one looks great. It is named to a “Robert Hellman Hirshberg”. The frosted acid etched panels provide a great display of: anchors, stars, “USN” marked flags, an eagle rope and a bannered “USN”. The obverse features the Star of David and reads: “MADE U.S.A.”. The brown leather buffer pad remains intact. The scabbard body is made out of a wood base that has been covered in a blackened tanned leather. It features dual decorative lines running lengthways and is stitched closed to the back. It shows some scuffs and minor crazing. There are three gilded brass fittings which feature; a drag with a dual zig-zag pattern border and a decorative sea creature to the base, a mid-band which has a knotted rope design, holding a ring, bordered in a zig-zag pattern and a top-fitting with an integral throat, a knotted rope design holding a ring and a zig-zag edge. They are each marked: “28” to the reverse. The cast brass gilded partial basket hilt features a decorative design of: sea creatures, oak leaf and acorns, laurel leaves and berries and a bannered “USN”. The screw-on oval pommel top features an eagle peached on a wrapped-up rope surrounded by stars. The wood-based grip is covered in a white ray skin, that is wrapped in a gilded brass wire wrap. Overall, it is a great looking example!