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Memphis Novelty Works Confederate Cavalry Saber
late 1861 - early 1862, the brass guard stamped MEMPHIS / NOVELTY WORKS/ THOS LEECH & CO, wire-bound leather grip, unstopped single fuller blade, all-iron scabbard lacking the customary applied brass ring mounts and throat.
Blade 32 in.; LOA with scabbard 43 in.
The brass guard has...