Location Currently not on view Credit Line Jane Wilkes 1862 ID Number AF.14946 catalog number 14946 accession number 56944 Object Name sword and scabbard Other Terms sword sword and scabbard Edged Weapons Presentation Measurements overall: 32 3/4 in 83. Red coat, also referred to as redcoat or scarlet tunic, is a military garment formerly much used by British infantry servicemen, so customarily that the term became a common synecdoche for the servicemen themselves. Government disavowed Wilkes' action, the people of Boston decided to reward Wilkes with this beautiful presentation sword. While the British Government demanded an apology and the U.S. A Mameluke sword / mæmluk / is a cross- hilted, curved, scimitar -like sword historically derived from sabres used by Mamluk warriors of Mamluk Egypt after whom the sword is named. Charles Wilkes, in command of the USS San Jacinto, stopped the British ship RMS Trent and arrested two Confederate diplomats, James Mason and John Slidell. All Replica Guns 20th Century Replica Guns Old West Replica Guns Civil War Replica Guns. Object Details Wilkes, Charles Shreve, Stanwood and Company Description In November of 1861 Capt. Civil War era replica swords make for a perfect addition to any historic or civil war collection. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art.
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