Original U.S. Grand Army of the Republic GAR Post 76 M1860 Style Officer Sword with Scabbard by Ames Sword Company - Collingwood Sharps Rifle and dates include 1942

and dates include 1942

The engraving on the top of the barrel present and legible:

1941-05-XX    – 1941-12-XX    Chief of Supply Division

with a national eagle and swas

Vith where a horrific winter battle raged

Original U.S. Grand Army of the Republic GAR Post 76 M1860 Style Officer Sword with Scabbard by Ames Sword Company - Collingwood Sharps Rifle and dates include 1942Original Item: Only One Available. This is an especially attractive post Civil War Grand Army of the Republic presentation and association sword made by the Ames Sword Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts for Collingwood Post 76, G. A. R., of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The sword combines a straight etched blade, ornate brass hilt with shell guard, wire wrapped sharkskin grip, and brass mounted dark steel scabbard, with the blade specifically etched POST