M1840 pre civil war Officers Cav. saber made by Clausberg and sold by Decken NY

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THIS IS A M1840 PRE CW CAV. OFFICERS SABER MADE IN GERMANY BY THE W.CLAUSBERG FIRM IN SOLINGEN, THEY WERE ONE OF THE BIGGEST MAKERS OF EDGED WEAPONS IMPORTED BY THE UNION AND THE SOUTH FOR THE CAV. TROOPERS THEIR STANDING IMAGE OF A KNIGHT IS KNOWN BY ALL COLLECTORS TO BE A MARK OF QUALITY AND THE OFFICERS VERSION IS VERY RARE TO FIND IN TODAY'S MARKET,AND EVEN RARER IS ONE THAT WAS MARKETED BY THE JC DECKEN COMPANY A DEALER IN NY DURING THE WAR AND SHORTLY AFTER I BELIEVE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS SO ANY ITEMS FROM THEM IS RARE. THE  35" BLADE IS IN V.GOOD CONDITION WITH ABOUT 90% OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTER AND IS NOT SHARPEN OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY,THE ENGRAVINGS ARE THE STANDARD US  FOLIAGE AND MOTTO, THE BASE IS CLEARLY MARKED W.CLAUSBERG SOLINGEN ON ONE SIDE AND JC DECKEN NEW YORK AND THE STANDING KNIGHT ON THE OTHER.THE BRASS HILT AND GUARD IS COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL BLACK LEATHER GRIP AND TWISTED BRASS WIRE,THE BRASS HAS TAKEN ON A NICE BROWN COLOR OVERALL WHICH INCLUDES THE DRAG AND SCABBARD RINGS, ONE OF THE RINGS IS SMALLER THEN THE OTHER SO ONE IS A REPLACEMENT BUT APPEARS  TO BE OF THE PERIOD.THE SCABBARD IS STEEL AND IS SOUND WITH ONLY LIGHT SURFACE ABRASIONS.THE HILT AND GUARD ARE ALL SECURED BUT THEY DO HAVE SOME MOVEMENT AND WILL NEED TO BE TIGHTEN, THE ORIGINAL LEATHER SCABBARD BUFFER IS IN PLACE AND IS SECURED, THE GRIP WIRE IS VERY GOOD WITH NO BREAKS OR LOOSENESS, THIS IS A GREAT RARE SWORD FOR YOUR PRE CW COLLECTION.
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