#9251 - Union Musician Sword Gerttyburg Museum Relic
This is a Union Musician's Sword that was purchased in the mid 1960's from the Fort Defiance Museum that was located south of Meade's Headquarters on the Pike in Gettysburg. The museum no longer exists but sold many great relics collected off the battlefield by local families. At the museum, it had a notation that the sword was "found behind Confederate lines after the third day's battle (Pickett's Charge)". That is not far from the former Eisenhauer Farm. This sword was obviously a later field pickup, as it has a rusted blade that was worn or broken a little short from use and then reshaped at tip. It's grip was silvered (nickeled) for later wall display. And an interesting metal hanger was custom attached to the grip, likely to slide over a wall clip at the museum. Unclear if a Reb adopted this sword earlier in battle or if a Union troop lost it later in the chase after Picket's charge. There were plenty of swords with full length blades to "exchange" off the field after thye fray! A very cool item!
This item is NOT for sale
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