High grade Militia Staff Sword with Indian princess pommel and engraved brass scabbard. This sword is nearly identical to the Horstmann Militia Staff Sword illustrated and described on 547 of "CIVIL WAR ARMY SWORDS" by John H. Tillmann.. The sword has a 31 1/2-inch spear-point thrust blade. The obverse side of the blade is decorated with acid-etched vine foliate, a quiver of arrows and spear and an eagle with a ribbon dry-etched "E PLURIBUS/UNUM". The reverse of the blade is acid etched with vine foliate and a stand of military trophies. The gold-plated brass sword hilt has a cast Indian princess pommel and mother-of-pearl grip slabs cut to accommodate the gilded brass wire wrap. The hilt has a fancy cast knuckle bow and round quillion. The sword has a large shell-style guard with cast eagle and shield and sunbursts. "CAPT./H. JORDAN/1851" is written on the inside of the guard. The gold-plated brass scabbard has a frog stud with cast foliate decorations, two suspension rings braised directly to the body and a small integral drag, The obverse side of the scabbard is decorated with well executed oak leaf and punch-dot engraving.

Excellent. The blade retains nearly all of the frosted panels with sharp dry needle engraving. Wear is limited to some scattered age deterioration and tarnish near the tip of the blade. The hilt retains at least 90% of the original gold-plated finish. The mother-of-pearl grip slabs are in very good condition with two, minor age cracks. The wire wrap is tight. The gold-plated brass scabbard is excellent condition with 80% or more of the original gold-plated finish. The knuckle bow is loosed in the pommel mounting. The scabbard is free from dents or significant scratches and the engraving is sharp. This is an excellent example of a scarce high grade Militia Staff Sword with Indian princess pommels and engraved scabbard with dated markings.