National parks: Sword - public domain image

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National parks: Sword - public domain image

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LIBI_00015_00161, Officer's dress sword made at Springfield Armory. Etched design "US" and "US Armory, Springfield, Mass." It has a gold washed hilt and four prommel eagles on the guard. A wire-bound sharkskin covered hilt. This sword was once owned by Custer, given to Capt. F.M. Bibson after Battle of Washita.

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Date

1916 - 2020
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National Parks Gallery
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