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Sword (HOME 757)

steel sword

Pettibone Mfg. Co. steel sword. Steel construction with combination of leather and metal rings on handle. Chain attached from hilt to visor of cap. Cap sits on soldier positioned on end of handle. Lion sits on cap. Hilt is ornate, hawks on each end. "FCB"on side hilt, leaves, flowers and initials "U and R" on the other side. Name "C.R. Howes" in Gothic letters on blade 48 cm. from tip. Blade under hilt bears lettering, "The Pettibone Mfg. Co., Cincinnati, O."

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Homestead National Historical Park, Code: HOME

Homestead National Historical Park, Gage County, Nebraska
Latitude: 40.2879981994629, Longitude: -96.8339004516602

NPS Museum Catalog Number : HOME 757
NPS Museum Accession Number : HOME-062

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06/03/2010

06/09/2010

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Person: Jonathan Fairchild
Organization: Homestead National Monument of America
Position: Historian
Address: 8523 W State Hwy 4, Beatrice, NE 68310
Email: jonathan_fairchild@nps.gov

Person: Amy Neumann
Organization: Homestead National Monument of America
Position: Museum Technician
Address: 8523 West State Hwy 4, Beatrice, NE 68310
Email: amy_neumann@nps.gov

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