ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR AND MILITARY DECORATIONS

TWO AMERICAN MASONIC TEMPLAR KNIGHTS CEREMONIAL SWORDS

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $250

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

A pair of antique American Masonic Knights Templar ceremonial swords with etched decorated blades. One holds the following lettering: Trinity Encampment, Manchester N. H. 1857, and a Passion Cross image. Manufactured by Ames Manufacturing Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts, circa the mid late 19th century. Goes with a leather scabbard, while the other has a brass scabbard with rings. Both have wood handles with brass knight head pommels, and guards feature images of eagles with stars to the edges.

Dimensions: L: 34 5/8 in., (88 cm.)

Condition: Very good