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A37
Civil War
Officer's Dress SwordThis sword belonged to Capt
Waldo Sprague- a distant relative of Phil Holcomb. Sprague served in
the 17th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry from 1862. This sword was
presented to him in 1893 by his veterans organization (Lafayette Post No 140 Grand Army of the
Republic). The ornate inscription on the scabbard reads:
Presented
to Capt. Waldo Sprague
71st Regt. N.G.N.Y. By his freinds of the71st Reg 7th Regt Veterans and Lafayette Post No 140 G.A.R. 1893 Half the length of
the blade is ornately decorated and inscribed with Capt. Waldo Sprague
on one side and U.S. on the
other. The hand grip appears to be wood. The sword was made by
Ridabock& Co. New York, N.Y. (see also Spragues sabre)
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