Overall length: 44”. Blade length: 36 1/4". Blade has a single medium, unstopped fuller with a secondary fuller near the spine. The blade is etched over the first 20” with sprays of arms and foliate motifs. The blade is stamped near the hilt with a crowned “B” and an “S” in shield, indicating French manufacture. Gilded brass hilt with a semi-basket, pierced guard featuring floral motifs with a spray of arms superimposed by an eagle on shield. Elaborately embellished knuckle bow and heavily decorated pommel featuring a Medusa head on the top. Wire-wrapped sharkskin grip. Gilded brass-mounted, browned scabbard with an inscription near the throat that reads “Presented to Lieut. B.F. Treadwell BY HIS FRIENDS IN THE 2nd Light Battery M.V.M. May 24th 1869”. CONDITION: blade has a general light to medium gray patina. Hilt retains better than half of its original gilded finish. Grip shows some wear but is complete. Scabbard retains traces of original gilding on the mounts, and the body shows wear to the finish, particularly towards the tip. (02-21097/BF). $800-1,200.