Thomas Griswold & Sons Confederate Light Horse Cavalry Officer's Saber , c. 1861, New Orleans, stamped "Thomas Griswold & Sons" on the ricasso, the other side etched "ABG", blade etched "O.L.H" (Orleans Light Horse), other side "RIGHT MAKES MIGHT", also decorated with cotton plants, acorns and geometric motifs, iron scabbard with brass throat, blade l. 33 in. Provenance: The Confederate and Civil War estate collection of Fred Donaldson Note: The Orleans Light Horse Cavalry was an independent small organization, acting primarily as an elite escort company. The sword was found by Fred Donaldson in the hands of the Pollack family, whose relative was probable owner Quartermaster Sgt. John F. Pollack, a member of the Orleans Light Horse. Interestingly, the initials A.B.G. match another possible owner, Arthur Breese Griswold, also a member of the Orleans Light Horse

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