US artillery sword, 1833 model, manufacturer Ames. 1123 grams, 25" long. Ancient Roman-style sword with double-edge blade, solid and heavy brass handle with scale-design grip and federal eagle on pommel, imitative of French Napoleonic issues and commonly used by US forces in the Mexican-American War and later in the US Civil War, signed NP Ames, Springfield, MA, nice condition, the leather and metal sheath in good condition with leather showing typical age cracks. (Estimate: $400 - 600)