96 R

[BritishRedCoat]

Hello,

I own a civil war cavalry Sabre which was given to me by my father which he purchased in Philadelphia 20 years ago.

The only mark on the Sabre which is stamped on the peened tang is '96R'. I am thinking that would stand for '96th Regiment' possibly but I am not sure.

Could anyone shed any light on '96 R'?

Cheers.

 

[captaindrew]

Welcome to the forum, I'm sure you'll get some help here, some pictures would help.

 

[UCVRelics]

Welcome From The Heart of Dixie. If you could post some photos as @captaindrew suggested we can take a look.

 

[mofederal]

Hello and welcome to the talk forum from Southeast Missouri from the muddy banks of the Mississippi River.

 

[Larryh86GT]

Welcome from WNY. Pictures would be helpful.

 

[WJC]

Hello,

I own a civil war cavalry Sabre which was given to me by my father which he purchased in Philadelphia 20 years ago.

The only mark on the Sabre which is stamped on the peened tang is '96R'. I am thinking that would stand for '96th Regiment' possibly but I am not sure.

Could anyone shed any light on '96 R'?

Cheers.

Welcome! When you get your answer, check out some of the other threads and join in our discussions.

 

[JOHN42768]

Welcome, enjoy

 

[Jobe Holiday]

Most respectfully, without any photos it is impossible to make any comments at all. Some of the very best sword people around are on this page and I'm sure they will help to the best of their ability!
J.

 

[BritishRedCoat]

Hello,

Thank you for the kind welcomes. I will upload piccies today.

Cheers.

 

[BritishRedCoat]

 

[BritishRedCoat]

Here we go,

Any help would be great with '96 R' again that is the only mark on the Sabre.

I'm thinking it is an 1860 Light Cavalry Sabre. Could be wrong.

Cheers.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Hello @BritishRedCoat, welcome to CivilWarTalk.
I feel certain some of out members can tell you more about the sword.

Paging James N.

 

[BritishRedCoat]

Hello @BritishRedCoat, welcome to CivilWarTalk.
I feel certain some of out members can tell you more about the sword.

Paging James N.

Thank you very much it'd be great to find out some info.

Cheers.

 

[Larryh86GT]

The rings on the scabbard are close together. Possibly this is an M1906 type saber? Sword
experts?

 

[Package4]

Here we go,

Any help would be great with '96 R' again that is the only mark on the Sabre.

I'm thinking it is an 1860 Light Cavalry Sabre. Could be wrong.

Cheers.

Here we go,

Any help would be great with '96 R' again that is the only mark on the Sabre.

I'm thinking it is an 1860 Light Cavalry Sabre. Could be wrong.

Cheers.

I think you are correct the scabbard is most likely not correct for the piece.

 

[BritishRedCoat]

Anyone got any ideas on the '96 R' stamp?

 

[Package4]

Anyone got any ideas on the '96 R' stamp?

Many times these are what are considered rack numbers, where the sword is in a rack at an arsenal or even a fort/barracks for storage. Example from Dave Taylor's wonderful site, though of a cadet musket:

 

[BritishRedCoat]

Many times these are what are considered rack numbers, where the sword is in a rack at an arsenal or even a fort/barracks for storage. Example from Dave Taylor's wonderful site, though of a cadet musket:

A rack number, I did not think of that.

Cheers mate.