Swords at the Little Big Horn (Part II)

Jeff D · 9th April 2008, 12:22 AM

Hi All,

I was able to find the Regulations of 1861:

For the light Cavalry saber the weights are as follows.
Weight of the sword or saber complete (Saber and scabbard) = 3 lb. 7 oz.
Weight of finished blade= 1 lb. 6 oz.
Weight of scabbard= 1 lb 4 oz.

It appear that Mr Frost was using the finished blade weight from the regulations rather than the total saber weight which is around 2 lbs as Chris noticed (the alternate is that he was using the weight of a M1872 which would be close to his weight but not used by anyone). In any event his numbers would appear wrong, an excellent observation.

Back to the original topic, I wonder how Butterfield and Butterfield linked the Roby saber to the General rather than his civilian nephew (also killed at Little Big Horn)? I wonder if it would have fetched $32,000?

All the Best
Jeff

9th April 2008, 12:22 AM	#31
Jeff D Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 473	Hi All, I was able to find the Regulations of 1861: For the light Cavalry saber the weights are as follows. Weight of the sword or saber complete (Saber and scabbard) = 3 lb. 7 oz. Weight of finished blade= 1 lb. 6 oz. Weight of scabbard= 1 lb 4 oz. It appear that Mr Frost was using the finished blade weight from the regulations rather than the total saber weight which is around 2 lbs as Chris noticed (the alternate is that he was using the weight of a M1872 which would be close to his weight but not used by anyone). In any event his numbers would appear wrong, an excellent observation. Back to the original topic, I wonder how Butterfield and Butterfield linked the Roby saber to the General rather than his civilian nephew (also killed at Little Big Horn)? I wonder if it would have fetched $32,000? All the Best Jeff