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27,060 M1860 Cavalry Sabers
????? M1840 Artillery Sabers (1863 contract)
12,000 M1840 NCO Swords
3,000 M1840 Musician Swords
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37,458 Cavalry Sabers (a small # of NCO Swords and Cav. Sabers imported as well)
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10,434 Cavalry Sabers 1861-3?
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10,031 Cavalry Sabers, 1862
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Alfred G. Manning (?) |
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George G. Saunders |
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A.H. Clark |
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George W. Chapin |
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Charles E. Wilson |
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John or Joseph Hannis |
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David F. Clark |
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John Maggs |
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Many thanks to the myriad people who have allowed me to look at their swords or pictures of their swords while accumulating this information.
Bibliography:
Contract information and translations of inspectors' initials found in:
American Swords and Sword Makers, by Richard Bezdek, Paladin Press, copyright 1994