Here is another beautiful piece of history that came from the Franklin Tenn. Civil War Show. This is a Model 1840 Heavy Calvary sword made by S&K (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum), for the Confederacy. One side of the blade is stamped S&K, and on the other side it has CS stamped in it. This is what is called a blockade sword. During the war, the Union Navy set up river and port blockades, to block any Confederate ships from bringing in supplies for the Confederate army. Most ships were sunk or stopped, but there were some that made it through the blockades. This sword was on one of those blockade runner ships. The CS stamped on the blade, was done by a Confederate inspector who would inspect goods coming off of these ships. To make this story even better, this sword was what is called a battle trophy. It was confiscated after losing a battle. The gentleman who owned this, said that his GGGrandfather, who fought for a Michigan Unit, brought this, and several more trophies home after the war, and all has been in the family since. A super rare find, and a great addition to my collection.
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