Looking for Info: Presentation Sword

[hawknknife]

I own a model 1850 staff and field officers sword marked Horstman and Sons Philadelphia inscribed

"R.W.P.
to
Capt. J. M. B.
Q.M. U.S.A."

on the top scabbard mount.
Can anyone shed any light on who this might be?
Greatly appreciated
Carl

 

[Patrick H]

Very handsome sword. I'm afraid I don't know who the recipient and presenter are.

 

[WJC]

Beautiful sword! Thanks for sharing the photo. I believe that you are looking for a "J. M. B." who served as a Captain in what was until 1912 called the Quartermaster Department of the Army. Who that might be, or who was the presenter, I have no idea.

 

[James N.]

That's as annoying and frustrating as the one on a foot officer's sword I used to own: "To M.C. Clark From His Brother C. B. Clark"! A decade ago I consigned it to a major auction house along with a dozen others, and when they offered it they had an attribution to an Illinois officer who fought and was wounded at Champion's Hill in the Vicksburg Campaign but I always thought that was pretty suspicious, considering how little they had to go on.

 

[civilwarshop]

I own a model 1850 staff and field officers sword marked Horstman and Sons Philadelphia inscribed

"R.W.P.
to
Capt. J. M. B.
Q.M. U.S.A."

on the top scabbard mount.
Can anyone shed any light on who this might be?
Greatly appreciated
Carl

If you subscribe to Civilwardata.com, there is a strong database to search initials--will take some time, but with patience you might get lucky....

 

[Package4]

You might try the Quartermaster Foundation @ [email protected] (804) 734-4339 they might have a list of Quartermasters from the ACW

 

[Badgercwcollector]

Looks to me that R.W.P. got a little cheap as they probably charged by the letter for the engraving lol. This might be post Civil War ? I have a similiar sword ( naval model 1852 ) presented to Joh Dean Mulligan of the USS Miantonomoh from his( Messmates) Spanish American War who oddly enough was listed as a pharmacist. Beautiful sword to be proud of and hopefully by chance you can identify this some day .

 

[JOHN42768]

Very nice

 

[James N.]

Looks to me that R.W.P. got a little cheap as they probably charged by the letter for the engraving lol. This might be post Civil War ? I have a similiar sword ( naval model 1852 ) presented to Joh Dean Mulligan of the USS Miantonomoh from his( Messmates) Spanish American War who oddly enough was listed as a pharmacist. Beautiful sword to be proud of and hopefully by chance you can identify this some day .

Doubtful; it's definitely the regulation M.1850 which although it remained regulation until 1872, following the war there was little if any reason for a presentation like this, unless it was only a memento of service immediately following it.