The Edge of History : Swords
Date:
1886-1890
Description:
A- U.S. Naval Officer's Dress sword: Gilded hilt with white pebbled grip bound with gilt cord; embossed eagle design; blade has eagle design, USN; marked: "Joseph Starkey, Condait St. London W."

B- Scabbard: sheath made of navy blue colored leather and gold trim, two loops for belt

C- Belt: navy blue with gold trim

Used by Harry Edgerton Rumsey, Enlisted in the. U.S.N., Annapolis Class 1886. Rumsey lost his life in Japan in 1890.

L 34 1/2" x W 5" x H 3"
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