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- Cavalry Saber with Scabbard, 1861-1865 - During the Civil War, Courtney and Tennant of Charleston, South Carolina, imported equipment for the Confederate Navy, including uniform buttons, officer's swords, and naval cutlasses. They also supplied the Confederacy with imported cavalry sabers like this one. But, as the Union blockade of Southern ports became increasingly effective, Southerners found it much more difficult to import crucial equipment from overseas.
- 1861-1865
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Cavalry Saber with Scabbard, 1861-1865
During the Civil War, Courtney and Tennant of Charleston, South Carolina, imported equipment for the Confederate Navy, including uniform buttons, officer's swords, and naval cutlasses. They also supplied the Confederacy with imported cavalry sabers like this one. But, as the Union blockade of Southern ports became increasingly effective, Southerners found it much more difficult to import crucial equipment from overseas.