If you ever wondered what’s the difference between the civil war
swords carried by the Confederate (CAS) and Union (US) armies, wonder no
longer! It can become quite confusing as most styles were copied and adapted
from classical European sword styles. The North was fortunate in having two
official US civil war sword Arsenals, one being the J. T. Ames Manufacturing Co. of Chicopee
Massachusetts which had been supplying swords to the government since 1832.
Many government issue Union swords were carried in the hands of the South
during the early years of the war! When supplies from the North ceased, the
Confederate forces began relying on local manufacture and imports. Southern sword smiths copied the Union designs, but with subtle changes. Many
civil war swords are
undeniably of the same design and were used by the Confederate as well as
Union armies. All our civil war sword reproductions replicate the fine qualities of the sabers
of this period and boast carbon steel blades that you can sharpen. Most have a
solid brass handle and leather or wood wire wrapped grip as the originals.
Perfect for the civil war collector, reenactor and historian of this significant time in
the history of the United States of America!
