Model 1852 Naval Officers Sword
Model 1852 Naval Officers Sword
- Description (Brief)
- This Model 1852 Navy sword and scabbard, closely resembling U.S. Army officers' swords of the period, belonged to Lt. Samuel Howard. Howard volunteered to pilot the U.S.S. Monitor on the very day she fought the historic battle with the C.S.S. Virginia at Hampton Roads in March 1862.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- user
- Howard, Samuel
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 33 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 13.97 cm x 85.09 cm x 8.255 cm
- ID Number
- AF.10540
- catalog number
- 10540
- accession number
- 45729
- subject
- Edged Weapons
- related event
- USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Civil War
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
