Presentation Sword
Maker and role
Ames Manufacturing Company, Maker
Production date
1862
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Steel, gold, sSilver, leather
Measurements
34 1/2" (87.6cm)
31 x 4 3/8" (78.7 x 11.1cm)
4 1/4 x 43 1/4 x 8 5/8" (10.8 x 109.9 x 21.9cm)
31 x 4 3/8" (78.7 x 11.1cm)
4 1/4 x 43 1/4 x 8 5/8" (10.8 x 109.9 x 21.9cm)
Description
This presentation sword was presented to Commodore Samuel Francis Du Pont for his command of the flotilla that attacked and captured the Confederate fort at Port Royal, South Carolina during the Civil War.
Object number
56G21/S90-1
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