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Henry Boker M1860 Cavalry Sword | Civil War121 of 154 |  |  |
Posted 2 years ago
flyrr100
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I've had this for a around 15 years. Paid $300 or so at an estate auction in Jacksonville. It's a Henry Boker M1860. As far as I understand, Boker was the only imported M1860 during the Civil War. The leather washer has been replaced by me because it was missing. But apart from that it's an unmolested original.
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Nice M1860.
There were several German sword makers that sold M1860s to the US market during the Civil War.
Scott
Some of the German makers: Clemen and Jung (C&J) and Clauberg.
Additionally, early in the war some US makers imported swords and added their markings.