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Swords & Blades
CS Officer's Cold Southern Steel Straight from Renowned CS Sword Expert, Mr. John Sexton
Believed to be a "Memphis Novelty Works"/Leech & Rigdon RARE Variant CS Officer's Sword (read below)
Old GAR Hall "Souvenir" having Gold Paint Remnants
Exactly 37" Long, 31.4" Full Blade, with NO NICKS!
100% Untouched CS Officer's Sword you CAN AFFORD!
There isn't a true Southerner alive who doesn't COVET to have a REAL Confederate-made CS sword, ESPECIALLY a rarer variant of an Officer's Sword! How I and many spent our youths with either real swords (gulp!) or our "pretend" swords, yelling "CHARGE" followed with our own "Rebel Yell," slashing and thrusting into the blue Yankee hordes to victory. Ah heck...I know some y'all still do today, even if in private, but most (like me) in reenacting! Now HERE is a 100% NO-BS, REAL-DEAL, picked-up from locals walking into a show this past summer by NONE OTHER than THE CS Sword EXPERT, Mr. John Sexton, true CS Officer's Sword. It is his belief--as well as many others--that given several traits of the manufacture/style of this sword, that it is one of the many MYRIAD of different Memphis Novelty Works/Leech & Rigdon-made CS swords...and obviously a RARE ONE since none are pictured, and few noted as found. Even more "sweeter" for this COLD SOUTHERN STEEL is that it bears traces of the gold paint that once covered it--the CLASSIC and widespread GAR Hall gold-painting of their Rebel "Souvenirs," where we get the phrase of "Golden Years" [see...you learn something new all the time here...that War has impacted our modern culture and society in SO many ways people haven't a clue!] Thus, beyond the fact after the GAR "golden years" were over with the passing of the honored old soldiers, someone saved this baby, and cleaned the gold paint off, MOST lovingly, and obviously VERY long ago, as it bears the typical tiny flecks of white paint on the handle (which would otherwise have been cleaned-off with the gold paint from the GAR!), and the patina is such that it's been left in this current state to age/patina to what it is today.
The sword measures precisely at 37" long, from the full-tip of the blade, to the "screw-in" style pommel-peen. The blade is 31.4" long, being COMPLETELY FREE of ANY nicks--not even a flea-bite! It's not been sharpened, being a "flat-blade" (no fuller at all), and has a nice "frosted" patina of graying to browning blade appearance. VERY FAINT hints/traces of the previous GAR Hall gold paint (the blade, as some pics show, has a slight "gold" hue to it, because of the GAR paint!), and faint cleaning marks when they cleaned-off the GAR gold paint. The brass-cast and finished guard/basket and pommel are a GORGEOUS mellowed patina, and bespeaks of such early CS-production, when good "brass" was still available (versus later in the war, as zinc became scarce). The blade-to-handle is a tight grip, the basket has a little wobble--easy fix if you want (use wood shim, and fix that in mere minutes--but I leave THAT up to the future buyer!) The traits that Mr. Sexton, myself and others note being a Memphis Novelty Works/Leech & Rigdon produced sword are (1) the hardwood grip is wrapped with twine and covered with russet leather--for MANY tighter-fitting "loops" on the grip for the brass 2-twine wire, which one full "loop" of original wiring remains at the very back of the handle. There are also several variations of known Memphis Novelty Works/later Leech & Rigdon-made "flat-blade" CS Officer swords (many bearing matching assembly/inspection numbering). The curvature and thickness of the handle is one identical to many known specimen, and most of all, the finishing done to the brass hilt shows some VERY distinctive traits to L&R-made specimens, with the hand-worked "striations" in the guard to flatten it out, with very small "edging" on the inside face of the guard, and NO edging to the inside of the guard, having NO quillion. These are all VERY MUCH like the early and truly Memphis-made "Memphis Novelty Works"-marked specimens, as well as later ones, when they'd move to Columbus, Mississippi as "Leech & Rigdon", and later to Greensboro, Georgia. The 2-twine tight wire is yet again, just another known trait that leaves me with no doubt (after handling SO MANY VARIATIONS of Memphis Novelty Works/Leech & Rigdon swords)--just look in the more modern reference books, and they produced so many VARIATIONS in officer swords alone, let alone cavalry models, down to D-Guards. The pommel-cap is not typically one seen on their swords--more like the "Artillery Model" sword style--but some Leech & Rigdon-made Bowie's have this pommel with the "screw-in" peen/cap style. Thus again, this just appears to be one of the many, but clearly rare/few-produced RARE VARIANTS that they made for our Southern Knights to wield in leading our noble boys.
Now, if someone WANTS to have the two small patches of russet-leather wrap filled-in with PERIOD russet-leather (then waxed for seamless appearance), AND have original 2-twine wire to re-wire it, that can easily be done. But I leave THAT up to the future buyer.
I LOVE THIS RARE and BEAUTIFUL Memphis Novelty Works/Leech & Rigdon variant CS Officer's Sword, that ONCE was a "War Trophy" painted in GOLD that adorned some GAR Hall! I like it JUST the WAY IT IS! But...if you want it professionally restored with original leather and wire...you can do it! Won't cost but $150 or so!
Where else can you buy a RARE CS OFFICER'S SWORD for the price of a Run-o-the-Mill Colt Revolver?!?!
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Ultra-Rare Kenansville "Confederate States Armory" Produced Massive D-Guard Fighting Bowie Knife
Rare Variant Made by "The Confederate States Armory", Privately Operated CS Manufacturing Center Owned/Operated by Louis Froehlich, Located within Kenansville, North Carolina
Massive, UNTOUCHED, Beautiful Specimen, Measuring just over 21" Total Length, 15.75" Blade Length, and Just Under 2" WIDE Blade
There isn't a true collector, historian, or fighting-knife lover that is not almost magnetically ATTRACTED to a REAL CONFEDERATE "D-GUARD" fighting knife. It's almost something "genetic" within us, as even women and small children are caught in the same "spell-bound" fascination with these massive hand-wielded blades that had NO OTHER PURPOSE than to KILL A MAN, literally in hand-to-hand combat. It's that simple. Colonel Jim Bowie may have made such large fighting knives like his renowned and now legendary massive blade a part of the fabric of American "legend" and "iconic" status--with such determination against their assured fate of certain DEATH within the crumbling walls of an old Spanish mission at Alamo, fighting for Texas independency from Mexico. The "Bowie" knife, however, would evolve into yet another vaunted position coveted around the world, thanks to the seemingly inevitable conflagration--already seeded within the 13 original American Colonies in 1776, going from rebellion against their "mother country" of England, into declaring INDEPENDENCY--the War Between the States. Fighting knives were certainly not "new" to the world--not at all. Since the dawn of man, hand-sharpened wood, napped stone, and eventually forged metal would be in the possession of any person able to have one. Col. Bowie may have given them an iconic moniker. However, it was our most bloodiest and tragic war on this continent that would forever make the Southern/Confederate-made "Bowie" and "D-Guard" fighting knives brandished by soldiers of the South, who now fought for what they all believed was their 2nd "War for Independence."
There are many D-guards that have been made in the world, and even before the war years. And I have personally seen D-guard made by soldiers in World War II---hey, a GOOD FIGHTING KNIFE is a GOOD FIGHTING KNIFE! But it was the sudden outbreak of secession by Southern states in 1861, and ensuing conflict into full-scale war, that caused a massive effort on our continent from the smallest blacksmith shops, all the way to state and Confederate Arsenals to begin large-scale production of these menacing weapons to arm their men to repel the Yankee invaders. Every book, historian, collector, or simple student enduring a history lesson, will always get to an original wartime image of a Confederate soldier armed with this most uniquely Southern/Confederate hand-fighting knife. The Governors of Virginia, and more famously, of Georgia (Gov. Joe Brown) would order the production and alterations of older blades into fighting knives to be issued immediately upon completion. Yet, despite the allure and mystique behind such massively mean-looking weapons of flesh and bone-cutting purpose, the real numbers of these Confederate D-guards and Bowie fighting knives are not as widespread and prolific as some would think. Yes, every soldier needed a knife, for the very simple reason of use, need, and utility (cut rope, string, leather, food, etc). The most common knife that serves both as a utilitarian AND fighting tool were the abundant imported blades by Sheffield of England, along with other pre-war US manufacturers. This is the style of "fighting knife" seen most in original images of soldiers--both North and South. Many times, the photographers literally had them to use a "props" for the soldiers. But indeed, the real production of CS-made "Fighting Knives"--especially D-GUARD Fighting Knives--was on a much smaller scale in reality than most people's mythical imaginations. Which is why THEY AREN'T CHEAP to acquire one! And sadly...wherever there's a "buck" to be made....there's always going to be nefarious attempts at faking.
Offered here for sale under consignment from my Texas buddy's massive collection, is indeed a 100% Confederate-made MASSIVE D-Guard, which was produced by what was called the "Confederate States Armory"--in actuality, the private production complex and firm owned and operated by Louis Froelich, located in Kenansville, North Carolina. The production by the Armory is most noted for its swords of every type they produced, and with their most distinctive traits. Louis actually began production with a partner, B. Eastvan, in Wilmington, North Carolina when they were first contracted for production by the newly-formed Confederate Government. In a cowardly turn-of-fate, Eastvan was actually a Union-sympathizer, swindled Louis Froehlich out of most of the capitol they had in the company, and literally fled to the North. Louis, ever-determined as a Southerner AND a businessman, then moved and set-up the armory facility in Kenansville.
This specimen is a rarer variant of the Kenansville produced specimens, though bearing the distinct "D-Guard" form, shape, and size of Kenansville D-Guards. The simple one-piece grip of rather simple rectangular form, having no ferrules, the distinct wider, rounded base of the actual "D" guard by the ricasso of the blade, having no quillion at all, and wide (almost 2" wide!) long and sturdy blade are all archetypical Kenansville manufacture traits. Some specimens have the blade double-edged (like this one) while others have a clip-pointed blade. The total length of this specimen is 21" long, and the blade length is just under 16" long--again, all consistent with their other Kenansville-produced known specimens. EVERYTHING is truly UN-TOUCHED. The patina on the blade is AS-IS. No one has cleaned it, nor any other part of this beauty. You can see a few scratches in the patina when people have handled or stored the blade (it has been in SEVERAL RENOWNED CONFEDERATE COLLECTIONS!!!), but the REAL PROOF that it truly has been "un-touched" nor ever "monkeyed" with....comes by fact that there is a chip from the bottom-side of the grip that is exposing the inside tang of the blade. Everyone who has seen this blade has said, "Man...you've GOT to get that chip fixed! You'll get MORE MONEY for it if you get it re-gripped!" No...neither I nor the consignor ain't gonna touch it, either! It "is what it is!" It's been this way for around 150 years now, and I LOVE THE FACT that it truly is a rare, Kenansville/Confederate States Armory-made MASSIVE D-guard fighting knife that is UNTOUCHED, and 100% Kenansville in every facet! I actually think it's cool to see the inside tang of the blade! The peen is, of course, fused to the D-guard---again....UNTOUCHED and as TIGHT as can be! NO WOBBLE in the blade or handle (that's why it chipped--it's SO TIGHT!!! The law of Physics are what they are! It chipped being so tight, and the exposure to the elements to swell and constrict, and a handle that was too thin by the ricasso to withstand the natural pressures and stresses.)
This is a RARE OPPORTUNITY to purchase a 100% AUTHENTIC, GORGEOUS & RARE, Kenansville/Confederate States Armory D-Guard !!!
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Unworldly Rare CS Double D-Guard Bowie Knife
Spectacular and Only One of a Handful To Exist
Out of Texas--The Few Existing Handful all having a TEXAS PROVENANCE
Blade Length 11.25", Total Length 16.25"
Straight Out Of Texas, Just as the One Mr. Hadaway Has Published in his seminal "Updated Confederate Bowie Knife" Reference Book (and again, STRONG BELIEF with other specimens coming out of Texas that these are of Lone Star production!)
A Mere HANDFUL Known In Existence
GOOD LUCK having a CHANCE at BUYING ONE
The BEST Specimen I've Ever Seen/Had!
Let's start out by letting the words of a REAL CONFEDERATE BOWIE KNIFE EXPERT do the talking: as is written by Mr. Lee Hadaway in his "The Updated Confederate Bowie Knife Guide" on page 122, "Single D-Guards are very much sought after by collectors, so what does that say about a double D-Guard? They are extremely rare and this one [the one he has pictured in his book] is the only example that I have actually held." The current owner and consignor of THIS ONE (and previous owner) have had this baby held in the hands of ALL THE CS KNIFE/BLADE "GURU's"...and THIS ULTRA-RARE TEXAS BEAUTY is EVERYTHING you could ever hope and pray for! And a couple more have surfaced in the past several years...but literally, there are only a handful out in the collecting community, and you RARELY get a chance to actually SEE ONE, let alone BUY ONE!
This gorgeous specimen is indeed a 100% authentic Confederate-made double D-Guard Bowie knife--and as Mr. Hadaway noted in his book that his specimen came from Texas, SO TOO DOES THIS ONE! This beauty comes out of Austin, Texas, on consignment--originally from a good friend of mine in San Antonio! It is believed that there is a definite Texas connection of provenance with the few of these Double D-Guard specimens in existence. The unsharpened, wide-blade measures 11.25" long, with the blade being exactly 2" wide at the ricasso. The total length of this Bowie Confederate fighting knife is 16.25" long. The gorgeous grip is solidly intact, as are the two D-guards and the blade--TIGHT and SOLID. The piece has NO REPAIRS, NO DAMAGE, and has a SOLID grip, blade, and peen. And I mean SOLID--and when you HOLD IT...it has a feeling everyone "knows" it is weighted juuuust right, as a great fighting knife should. Only some minor and UN-FAKABLE field/combat wear that you WANT and expect--some dings and scratches, a couple small cracks in the SOLID milled hardwood grip--NO CHIPPING or anything truly detracting at all. It's just a pure Confederate, unworldly-rare, and Texas BEAUTY! The CLASSICALLY CONFEDERATE crude forged-finish to the blade There is little pitting--those are mainly GAS "pockets" that you can see on the blade, from the forging of the blade, and weren't finished to the ultra-smooth quality that an expert blade-maker would have the experience AND TIME to make it "perfect"--which the South was DESPERATE to get weapons out FAST, not worrying about the "finish" being "perfect....just slap it together and SHIP IT INTO THE FIELD to "kill 20 Yankees" and move on! Someone with the "best intentions" used a very light steel wool on the blade at some point--but as you can see in the many fine pics, you can't really see it unless in the "glare" and it is obviously so light and/or done long ago, as it didn't affect the DEEP RICH PERFECT "ATTIC MINTY" brown patina to the metal. The overall appearance and patina to the entire piece, from the double D-guard basket, the grip, the quillion, and that gorgeous CS/Johnny Reb crude blade makes this the MOST BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYING SPECIMEN that I have EVER PERSONALLY SEEN!
Thus, you have a KILLER RARE, KILLER Texas Double D-Guard Bowie that is priced WAY BELOW where the LAST Double D-Guard sold. You can THANK the ECONOMY for this PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITY at THIS PRICE to nab this baby, and put it in your collection. The consignor is ONLY letting this go for necessity.
IT REALLY IS "an off you can't refuse!"
$3298 SOLD to "Uncle Bubba"! Congrats, brother!
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Great US M1850 Field & Staff Officer's Imported Sword
Beautifully Gold-Gilted, w/"US" & Floral Motif Basket
Wonderfully Etched "US" & Eagle Motif Untouched Blade
Intact Original Wire & Wrap, NO Dings in Blade!
Germanic (Probably Solingen) Made & Imported, bearing the Known Manufacturing Characteristics (HIGH Copper-Content, the "Bulged"/Swelled-in-the-Middle Grip, etc)
Local Mississippi "Walk-In" at last Gun Show
The US Model 1850 Field & Staff Officer Sword, and it's other variants (those WITHOUT the etched "US" and Federal Eagle blades and "US" not in the Cast-Brass baskets, and your "non-regulation" US Field & Staff swords) would be the most prolifically-used swords for both the North and the South during the War. Since 10 years of production prior to the outbreak of war allotted for many to permeate through the militia's and arsenals around all the states, they were quickly the first blades (along with all the older blades gathering dust in arsenals) and ONLY BLADES ON-HAND to be issued to Officer's in the forming vast armies of the two warring sides. The enormity and desperation of the NEED for Officer Swords (and everything else!) was a huge economic BOOM for European countries and makers of war materials. Both governments and private retailers in the North and South would frantically acquire all they could from abroad, whilst trying to ramp-up domestic production (which was a GREAT CHALLENGE for the mainly agrarian-based South). Thus, imported swords of every kind and type (as true with all weaponry) would become common for both sides to be issued and used during the entire war.
Offered here is a MOST BEAUTIFUL 100% ORIGINAL, with ORIGINAL WIRE and WRAP, NO DAMAGE, NO REPAIRS, untouched example of a Germanic (probably Solingen) made imported US Model 1850 Field and Staff Officer's Sword. It yet retains a LOT of the original gold-gilting upon the guard/basket, with the "US" and wonderfully detailed floral-motif cast-basket and pommel. The QUALITY of construction--the most vivid detail of the casting motifs, etching, the heavy gold-gilting--bespeaks of being made by one of the FINEST blade-makers of the world: Solingen. This one is completely un-marked, which is common for swords that were sold to private retailers, or under contract to militia's or states (especially in the South). The reason we KNOW it is of Germanic/Solingen-manufacture (beyond the exceptional quality of construction and detail) is also in the fact that the brass ("brass" being made of copper and zinc) is of a very HIGH copper, LOW zinc content, and thus a very deep, rich "red" patina to the brass. This is only seen in CS-made specimens...AND the Germanic ones (Solingen was comprised of Germanic sword makers not only in Germanic states, but also in the "Alsace" region of very eastern "France" and Germanic States that the "boundaries" would change so many times in so many wars over so many centuries--all the way through WWII!). The other tell-tale trait is the grip itself, having the VERY PRONOUNCED "swell" or "bulge" in the middle of the handle. Once again, this is ONLY SEEN in CS-made specimens...and these Germanic/Solingen-made specimens.
Not only do I LOVE the quality of construction, the excellent casting and gold-gilting, but the UN-FAKABLE usage in true combat/field conditions and campaigning is apparent. The original twisted brass wire is intact, though in some places just a "hair" loose--same with the original intact leather wrap that has a few places where you can see the leather is worn. This can ONLY come from being exposed to the "elements" in the field, over an extended period of time, and of being HANDLED by the officer that had it! Moreover, the beautiful "feathered"-motif adorned quillion...it's got the classic "bend" in it, where it was either purposely done so (being a reenactor since 1981, and an officer for years, I KNOW this "trick"!) so that when holding IN COMBAT for USE in a fight, you can have your thumb "anchored" on top of the bent-over quillion for more THRUSTING and PARRYING ability. It also could have happened when the officer tripped, or was SHOT, and he "hit the ground". One or other!
The full 30.5" long UN-TOUCHED, UN-SHARPENED, and UN-CLEANED blade has NO DINGS whatsoever...I can't even find a "flea-bite"! It has the usual (again UN-TOUCHED since the war in all appearances) blade patina of the mottled graying-with-age look. The etching on both sides are clearly visible--the "US" with floral motif on the one side, and the Federal Eagle w/ "E Pluribus Unum" on the other (the Eagle's wings and feathers seen nicely, but the etching is SO FINE, with some mottling, that it's somewhat obscure to see it all in it's great detail). Being at the total length of just over 36" long, this is a BEAUTIFUL example of a wartime imported M1850 Field & Staff officer's sword of the highest quality production in the world--and bears the un-fakable usage in the field! It was at our last gun show here in Jackson (Mississippi)--which I always HAUNT, as I have found some UN-WORLDLY-RARE "gems" hiding amongst the AK's and AR's!--that I saw an elderly gentleman out of Crystal Springs, MS, coming in with this sword. No, no "glory stories" other than the usual, "Well...I used to play with it when I was a boy at my Ma-Maw's house...it's been in the family as long as anyone remembers...we had many of our kin fight in the War...".
It's a GREAT "Wall-Hanger" blade, that is THE most REPRESENTATIVE Officer Sword used by both sides during the war...& doesn't cost you a mortgage payment to own!
Sale Pending
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Yet Another "MINTY" Un-Worldly Rare CS "Holy Grail"!
Stunning, Ultra-Rare, Boyle, Gamble & MacFee of Richmond, "FLAT-BLADE" CS Cavalry Officer's Sword
The FINEST SPECIMEN I'VE EVER SEEN....PERIOD
100% Original, Complete, Intact, NO Damage, NO Repairs, Spectacular Patina, Blade, Copper Wire & Leather Wrap
In the 34 or so years I've been a collector, reenactor, living historian, & dealer....I have NEVER SEEN a FINER example of a truly ULTRA-RARE CS Cavalry Officer's Sword as this, the Boyle, Gamble & MacFee of Richmond Virginia, produced and MOST DISTINCTIVE "Flat-Blade" CS Cavalry Officer's sword. This piece coming originally out of Virginia from Dr. Ginn's 60+ year CS/Virginia collection, is the "END-OF-THE-ROAD-FINE" specimen of the FEW I have been privileged to see and behold. Dr. Ginn began collecting in the late 1930's, and ONLY COLLECTED THE BEST...to which Champion Hill Relics ONLY offers the BEST to YOU. Having been through Dr. Ginn's 0ver 60+ year collecting, through the truly multi-million dollar private CS/Virginia CS collectors...now for sale on the "open market" EVER to YOU. CS personal collections of nothing of the BEST, this one comes to consignment now to YOU--never offered to market These "Flat-Blade" Cavalry Officer swords of B, G & M are so easily recognizable with their thick, smooth, NO fuller/blood-groove in the large beautiful 33.5" long blade. Total length is just shy of 40" long. The handle/grip and basket are also very distinctive in their curved, elongated form, as well as the style/form of the pommel cap. As well, the wooden handle was "grooved" before being wrapped, to allow a nice recessed grooving for the wiring to be done, as is seen in all of these specimens. This blade has the most SCRUMPTIOUS, un-touched, un-sharpened, DEEP, RICH, SMOOTH steely grey patina that is PERFECT in TOTAL EYE APPEAL! The blade and sword are TIGHT, with an UN-TOUCHED PEEN in the distinctive pommel cap. The ORIGINAL copper wire and leather wrap are SPECTACULAR--such was the HIGHEST QUALITY acquired in the 1930's/1940's through Dr. Ginn's legendary collection. . There is virtually no wear, whatsoever, with the classically CS copper wiring having turned a very deep, dark reddish-brown patina (from the "textbook? and classic CS low-zinc, high copper content CS "brass", as zinc was of short and decried demand in the Southern Confederacy).. All-brass wiring was originally used on these early-war swords, but by 1862, the zinc to make brass was needed more desperately for accoutrements and weaponry, thus plain copper wiring with little or now zinc content (brass is zinc and copper smelted together) was employed. Obviously being in such "minty" condition, this Boyle, Gamble & MacFee CS Cavalry Officer's sword was issued to a cavalry officer who did NOT "draw his sword" much! NO WAY, or the grip, wiring, peen, and the blade would show more use and exposure to the rigors of prolonged combat and service wear. And being collected by Dr. Ginn's renowned collection--and that of others through private sales through over 60+ years of the BEST of the Confederate "Cold Steel", it bears all the quality, as well as "textbook" and archetypical CS cruder, desperate manufacturing traits (wet-sand casted inclsuions, brass/copper freeze casting inclusions and hurried production qualities of all archetypical CS-manufactured pieces). No, this one is NOT one of the ones casted with B, G & M's marking/etching--IF IT WAS....you'd pay 3 TIMES this price to get it!!! The utter desperation to supply the soldiers/officers in the field outweighed the "luxury" of time that was not the Confederacy to have, in equipping her famed "wizards in the saddle" to fight their Northern Invaders.
Here's YOUR CHANCE to get THE FINEST of THE RAREST of Confederate Cavalry Officer's Swords. She's ready for ANY MUSEUM...and WORTHY of YOUR COLLECTION.
GOOD LUCK finding one BETTER and Cheaper! Such is how Champion Hill Relics provides the BEST for LESS!
$2798 Sale Pending/Layaway
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Stunning, Museum-Quality & RARITY CS Officer's Sword
Ultra-Rare College Hill Arsenal CS Officer's Variant
Phenomenal Untouched ORIGINAL Condition
The College Hill Arsenal only had mere MONTHS to Produce their most Coveted Swords of the Confederacy (since Nashville fell right after Ft. Fonelson fell in Feb. 1862)
END-OF-THE-ROAD Super-Fine...BEST I'VE HAD!
Killer Example w/ALL Textbook Casting Traits - Inclusions, Anomalies/Gass bubbles - GORGEOUS Original Painted Canvas Wrap & Iron Wire INTACT!
And the HITS KEEP ON COMING!!! Oh yeah....THIS IS IT, my friends! If YOU have wanted THE PERFECT, one of the RAREST of the RARE, CS-produced Officer's sword that embodies EVERYTHING about the young, desperate, yet ever-resourceful young Confederacy was....THIS IS IT! Just a hair over 40" total length of COLD SOUTHERN STEEL!
This is the extremely rare College Hill Arsenal variant of their CS Officer's Swords. The College Hill Arsenal is an entire field of study in and of itself, concerning it's critical, strategic, and short-lived service to Tennessee and the early months of the Confederacy. Located in Nashville, it and the Nashville Plow Works--literally "turning plow-shears into swords" for the war--would earn their place not only in their beautiful and most coveted swords and variants they produced, but the speed and resourcefulness they quickly produced all they could for their state and the Confederacy against the on-coming Yankee invaders. These two companies wouldn't have even a year, but MERE MONTHS to produce their swords and products, as Nashville's doom was sealed once Ft. Donelson fell in mid-February of 1862. General Forrest--refusing to surrender at Ft. Donelson, but literally cut (and swim icy waters) his way to Nashville in escape to fight--would be key in getting some of the machinery form these firms shipped-out, the rest destroyed, and many other military goods saved (and others unable to take, destroyed) in the face of the Federals mere miles up the roads.
This specific variant is known by it's distinctive tine/basket design and form, as well as the pommel-cap, with the usual crude wet-sand-casting flaws and anomalies, mold-seams, casting inclusion, gas bubble in the main tine, as well as the distinctive grip form and style--these variant swords noted as being painted-canvas covered with iron wire. This specimen offered to you is 100% UNTOUCHED, 100% INTACT, 100% ORIGINAL, 100% KILLER COLD SOUTHERN STEEL! The INTACT painted-canvas wrap with iron wire show only the most minor wear to be found--barely a few spots where the painted-canvas in the weave has flecked-off...you have to look REAL CLOSE to even see any! The wire is QUITE TIGHT, despite being 152 years old! Just LOOK at the MANY PICS provided, and you'll see!!! I have only seen (let alone HOLD) VERY FEW painted-canvas grips that were truly original and in such fine condition. Since the entire sword is in equally STUNNING and GORGEOUS condition, this sword went to a high-ranking officer who didn't have to expose this baby to the elements and wear and tear of your average "grunts" in the field. And thank God, for we have this in ALL IT'S GLORY! The brass has the most scrumptious mellowed hue, including beautiful tiny areas dotted in the sand-casted surface have started that gorgeous lime-green patina speckles. The casting seam seen so clearly in the pommel cap is so CLASSICALLY "JOHNNY REB"! Same with the wet-sand casting inclusion, texture, and even the gas-bubble in the main tine. The peen in the pommel is absolutely TIGHT and UNTOUCHED. This baby EVEN HAS THE ORIGINAL LEATHER SCABBARD WASHER! Now....let's talk about the BLADE! 35" long, with NO sharpening, NO dings...NOT EVEN a "flea-bite" I can see anywhere! And it is UN-SHARPENED, with the most perfect, dark, smoky, smooth patina all up and down both sides of the blade, with NO OXIDATION or RUSTING or PITTING WHATSOEVER!
Once again...THIS IS SO FINE...I can let the PICTURES "DO THE TALKING AND SELLING" FOR ME!
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PUBLISHED, Rare CS Arsenal-Made D-Guard Bowie!
Picked-Up off Lookout Mountain Battlefield in 1880's!
Published in BOTH Seminal CS Bowie/Fighting Knife Reference Books "The Confederate Bowie Knife Guide" and "The UPDATED Confederate Bowie Knife Guide" Authored by my Esteemed friend, Mr. Lee Hadaway
Killer "Sheffield" English-Imported Blade Converted by a CS Arsenal into a KILLER D-GUARD!
Signed Original Letter & COPY of His 1st Book with it Published Within FROM Author Lee Hadaway to Accompany this KILLER CS D-Guard Fighting Knife!
Oh....you know me! I love them RARE....CONFEDERATE....and with some KILLER-COOL facets/attributes...100% "RIGHTEOUS" and LEGIT...MUSEUM-QUALITY, and how about PUBLISHED?!?!
Well....THIS ONE HAS IT ALL! As seen in the truly seminal, CAN'T DO WITHOUT CS Bowie/D-Guard Fighting Knife Reference guides by my great friend and colleague --Mr. Lee Hadaway-- in both his 1st then "Updated" editions of " The Confederate Bowie Knife Guide," HERE IT IS! It is a most RARE and UNIQUE specimen in so many facets. For starters--it is NOT "dug," but indeed a battlefield pick-up upon the heights atop Lookout Mountain, found in the 1880's (as explained in his book, and in Mr. Hadaway's letter with specificity). It is also clearly of the quality that it is clearly a CS arsenal-made specimen, and not some cruder, local-made or small-shop "job" in making this MASSIVE D-guard. It's rarer still in that the blade is made from an imported "Sheffield"-marked blade--which thankfully for it being a "battlefield pick-up" and the wood-handle missing, WE CAN SEE THE "Sheffield" maker-marking! How cool is THAT?!?!
The total length is 24.75" LONG! The blade is 16.26" long, and it starts at 2" wide! As you can see in the pics below--it's THE ONE AND ONLY...and ONLY ONE KNOWN TO EXIST!
You get THE ONE AND ONLY PUBLISHED...KNOWN-TO-EXIST specimen, WITH LETTER from the Author AND his BOOK with IT PUBLISHED WITHIN...
Now...The only way I could make this deal any better would be to get one of those 7 "Cave Guns" found on Lookout Mountain, where the Johnnies left those horrid "longarms" that were SO BAD, they left them in the cave! Sorry...I get the BEST...but ALL the BEST! This will have to do!
$1998 Sold!
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Excellent, Rare, Historic Early Battlefield Pick-Up/Early-Dug Virginia Manufactury Sword
Coming from the Richmond, VA-area by Famed Collecting Father/Son Duo of Gary Warren & His father in the 1950's
Letter of Authenticity & Provenance Signed and w/Pics & History from My Great Friend & Renowned Relic Dealer, Mr. Tom Hays, of Stones River Trading Company
100% Complete, Intact, EXCELLENT "Relic" Condition!
It's so NICE, You Could Have a Grip Made for it, and it would be worth ANOTHER $1,000 !!! But we like it "as-is"
It is my highest honor to present to you--and my greatest gratitude to my great friend for consigning this most historic piece of American/Virginia military history--this most excellent, ALL-ORIGINAL, 100% INTACT, "RELIC-MINTY" condition, 200+ year old Virginia Manufactory Sword. Beginning in 1804, the State of Virginia--being the LARGEST and WEALTHIEST state in the very young "union"--began producing it's own now famed Virginia Manufactory Swords. The nation had, since it's first President of George Washington, and through Adams and Jefferson, the international pressure of being pulled in-between France and our old enemy--but "mother-country"--of England, as France underwent it's famous "revolution" and Napoleon came to power, and fought all European countries (and darn near BEAT EVERYONE in Europe!), and both counties levied for America's support. Choosing "neutrality" caused a LOT of tension--especially with England--and America had to prepare for another possible war against either country--which they had fought BOTH countries in the previous century (French & Indian War and the British in our Revolution). Thus, Virginia lead the way gearing-up to fill their arsenals for their militia's. It would be the Federal 1808 "Militia Act" --forcing state's to prepare their own standing militia forces for government service, equipped and trained to fight at a moment's notice, since the Federal Government had a very tiny budget, and thus tiny standing army/navy--the State of Virginia contracted the "Virginia Manufactory" with the production of these HEAVY DRAGOON SABERS and SCABBARDS, which would become of great service to the eventual conflagration America feared: the War of 1812 with Britain. Though they would continue production of these through 1821, the vast majority were produced before and during the War of 1812. The overwhelming majority of existing specimens bear Virginia Cavalry regimental markings from the War of 1812. These HIGH-QUALITY, MASSIVE, and STURDY swords were so good, that they would be of use AGAIN in the Mexican War from 1846-1848, and of course...THE BIG ONE...the War Between the States. When secession lead rapidly to WAR, the Virginia armories and militia's had these ready for issuance to the new Virginia Cavalry Regiments. Some were even cut-down into smaller, shorter swords. But ALL were put into service ASAP, as the sudden TOTAL WAR and influx of tens of thousands of troops WITHOUT ARMS were amassing around the Confederacy's new capitol of Richmond, Virginia.
Offered here is a KILLER, SUPERB early battlefield pick-up/early dug BEAUTIFUL, COMPLETE, and OUTSTANDING "relic-minty" condition VA Manufactory full-length sword, coming from Gary Warren, who's father acquired it just outside of Richmond in the late 1950's. My good friend, and renowned Civil War dealer, Mr. Tom Hays of "Stones River Trading Company", originally sold this to the consignor, and his Letter of Authenticity states the provenance clearly. Tom's letter shall obviously stay with the sword to the new owner. It appears to be a 3rd model, by the slotted and thinner guard--I can't be certain, as I would have to know what wiring it had, but I can't since it has no wood-handle/leather nor wire grip at all (which CONFIRMS it was OUTSIDE on a battlefield for some few decades after the war, OR dug early, because if it were a "barn sword" or "attic sword" it would still have some wood grip and leather/wiring!) It truly is in INCREDIBLE condition, with the multiple blood-grooves VERY DISTINCT, NO DAMAGE AT ALL, having ALL the metal pieces intact and full-length blade, a GORGEOUS even and deep, dark "relic" patina (it didn't "rust" in the ground, or in an attic or barn!), and the ENTIRE SWORD has the most beautiful barely softened metal surface--again confirming this was an EARLY battlefield pick-up or un-earthed specimen. It's SO NICE, that a nefarious dealer or person could EASILY have it re-gripped, with some "aging" to it to match, and sell as an "attic" complete sword--making at least another $1,000 on top of the price we're selling it at! And perhaps YOU could do it for your own DISPLAY, as it would look so beautiful to have a restored grip added to it. But I personally LOVE IT the WAY IT IS!
You can have a REAL VA MANUFACTORY SWORD the was REALLY CONFEDERATE USED & from RICHMOND, VIRGINIA! And NOT spend over $3,000!
What a BEAUTIFUL and MONEY-SAVING piece of Virginia & CONFEDERATE history!!!
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Phenomenal, Utterly "Priceless" & Historic, ID'ed CS Sword & Scabbard of Lt. Col. George W. Shannon, Company C "Prairie Rifles," 11th Mississippi Infantry
Has Impeccable Pedigree & Trail of Ownership & it's Acquisition Directly from Lt. Colonel George Shannon
Originally Gifted to his local friend, Raymon Gillum Sr., Circa-1900, for Display at his Store "Gillum's General Merchandise" within their Hometown of Okolono, MS
Would be Sold by the Son, Raymon Gillum Jr, on August 11, 1966 to CS Collector James C. Harris of Corinth
See Attached NOTARIZED January 16, 1970-dated Affidavit of These Facts, when Harris Sold to "Jackson Arms - Antique and Collector's Guns" of Dallas, Texas
See Original March 31, 1979-dated "Jackson Arms" Receipt when Sold to William Bauer, then Sold to the Current Owner/Consignor on August 13, 1988
George W. Shannon would Enlist at 21 years old, as 3rd Sgt. within Company C, famous 11th Mississippi, and slowly be promoted through the Ranks to his final Lt. Colonel rank approved by CS Secretary of War John Seddon, for Commanding the 11th Mississippi until it's final demise on April 5th, 1865 at the Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia
Shannon would be WOUNDED in THREE BATTLES--His Last Wounding during the Epic "Pickett's Charge" where the 11th Mississippi would sustain a 98% casualty rate
Inspected by World-Renowned Antique Sword Author, Dealer, & Appraiser, Mr. Richard H. Bezdek, w/His Hand-Written Letter Regarding This SWORD
Over 100+ Pages of Documentation, History, Muster Rolls, Original Receipts, etc, INCLUDING 16" X 16" Matted Print (in "3-D") of the 11th's Flag Captured at Gettysburg
It is my GREAT HONOR and PRIVILEGE to offer this truly "priceless" piece of Civil War/Confederate/Mississippi HISTORY, which bespeaks of the horrific sacrifice of both the original Mississippi Confederate officer's blood (wounded in THREE DIFFERENT BATTLES), but of almost ALL of his fellow "brothers-in-arms" in the famed 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company C "Prairie Rifles," and later promoted to Lt. Colonel by CS Secretary of War, John Seddon, and lead the remnants of this regiment to their final demise at the April 5th, 1865 Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia. To be very blunt this is the "condensed" description, pics, and all documentation, history, pedigree of ownership, provenance, et al (over 100 pages, including a folder PACKED with all info, and IF you wanted EVERY document on him in the National Archives...that's 93 ALONE!).
George W. Shannon enlisted "officially" April 22, 1861 (was with the local company of the "Prairie Rifles" not attached with a regiment YET), in his hometown of Okolono, Mississippi (which will come "full-circle" as it was the Gillum General Merchandise Store IN OKOLONA around 1900, where the original owner of the store, Raymon Gillum Sr., opened the store in the late 1800's, and was personal friends with George Shannon, to whom Shannon gave THIS SWORD TO, ad was in the store until the son sold the sword to James Harris of Corinth, MS....there's an entire 1970-dated and NOTARIZED letter of this pedigree as you shall see!) George W. Shannon's official enlistment in Company C, the "Prairie Rifles", which had already mustered in March of 1861 BEFORE Fort Sumter, was April 22nd, that is when they were formally incorporated within the famed 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Company A was strictly the "University Grays" of Ol' Miss, as many of you--and WE MISSISSIPPIAN'S KNOW! Shannon was elected as a 3rd Sergeant from the company's induction, and quickly rose to 1st Sgt. (highest non-com in a company back then--the "top sergeant"!) He was promoted to Lieutenant in the winter of 1861, then elected Captain on May 1st, 1862, being the full Company Commander for Company C. They were already with the Army of Northern Virginia, and were active in then CS army commander Joseph E. Johnston's "maneuvers" (more like RETREAT) in front of US General McClellan's Peninsular Campaign, to which McClellan got within 9 MILES of the CS Capitol at Richmond--could see "the church spires of Richmond," as he gleefully wrote to President Lincoln. Though Johnston actually did finally "gave battle" at the bloody and indecisive Battle of Seven Pines on May 31st, 1862, which Captain Shannon bravely led the men in a grand charge of the enemy, driving them from their position (a New York regiment), CS President Davis had had enough of Johnston's retreating. Davis would call-up General Robert E. Lee from his Carolina Coastal defense and department, to take-over the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee immediately went on the offensive, as McClellan's 100,000-strong army was spread-out so wide, that Lee--coupled with the freshly victorious "Stonewall" Jackson from his phenomenal "Valley" campaign, defeating 3 Union armies with only his one Corps of "Foot Cavalry"-POUNCED on the right wing of Mac's army, under Porter, at Gaine's Mill/Farm on June 27th. It was here that Captain Shannon was wounded for the FIRST time, leading the charge against the Federals. He would mend in a Richmond, then a Lynchburg hospital, in time to be back with his men to parry the thrust of another Federal "On to Richmond" campaign, and deliver another crushing blow to the invaders at the Battle of 2nd Manassas, where yet again in the LARGEST, MOST-COORDINATED ATTACK in the entire War by either side--Longstreet's famous flank attack on the Federal's left-flank--would overwhelm the enemy, and our Captain Shannon was wounded the 2nd time. Captain Shannon would need to mend much longer, missing the entire Maryland Campaign and Battles of South Mountain and Sharpsburg.
He would return to the regiment and his Company for the climactic Battle of Gettysburg. Their regiment would fight during the 2nd day, but it was the famous Pickett's Charge where the 11th Mississippi, among several other regiments of the "charge" would lose almost 100% casualties...killed, wounded, captured, missing. (1st Tennessee at the "clump of trees" with CS General Armistead was mortally wounded with, also had 99% casualty rate). Here is where Captain Shannon would receive his 3rd wounding in the desperate charge. The men got to literally grapple hand-to-hand with the Federals, but it was a slaughter. Only 9 men in Captain Shannon's Company C were "un-harmed" in the charge. It was Captain Shannon's Sergeant, William O'Brian, was HONORED with being the Color-Sergeant, carrying the colors and leading the entire regiment--and meet the same hail of lead and iron that cut them almost ALL to pieces, and their battleflag be captured--all around the Brian Barn. Here the Company A "University Grays" "Ol Miss" University would suffer 100% casualty rate. The 11th Mississippi's beloved Battleflag was captured by a Federal 1st Sgt. Ferninado Maggi of the 39th New York, of he "Garibaldi Guards," as was hand- inscribed upon the battleflag. A beautiful "3-D" matted print of the flag (measuring 16" X 16") comes with the sword, obviously.
Given the enormous casualties sustained, the regiment still fought-on, and re-organized with new recruits--and conscripts--from Mississippi. The officer's and NCO's took such a heavy loss at Gettysburg, and Shannon and many others were promoted "up the ladder" of leadership, promoted to Major (3rd in-command of the regiment) until officially designated the Regimental Commander and the rank of Lt. Colonel--by approval of the CS Secretary of War John Seddon--in December 1864. He would fight through the bloody battles of Grant's 1864 "meat-grinding" campaign of attrition, at the Wilderness, then absent sick until back to fighting at Hanover Junction, Bethesda Church, the repulse of Grant's assaults upon the Weldon Railraod near Petersburg, and the long, harsh last winter of the Army of Northern Virginia, besieged around Petersburg. He was left with only 64 men of the entire 11th Miss. Regiment by March 25th, 1865, as Grant began assaults along the Petersburg line for the final blow. On the 25th alone, the they lost more men (the 1908 Mississippi Military History has the ranks of Shannon and others in-correct--but 40+ years of the memories of vets aren't always expected to be completely accurate--but the ORIGINAL MUSTER ROLLS and 93 pages of wartime documents in the National Archives are shown below, and given to the future owner!) but does correctly account for the last battle for the 11th and Lt. Colonel in-command George Shannon, at the April 5th Battle of Hatcher's Run, where the Federals had already broken through the CS siege lines, and many pockets of the disintegrating Army of Northern Virginia were on a fighting retreat. The 11th was almost completely surrounded, despite their gallant stand and attempt to break-free from the encircling Federal infantry and cavalry. This is where Lt. Col. Shannon gathered the men by the spring rain-swollen creek of Hatcher's Run, commanded the regiment as officially "disbanded" and to make a break as best they could. The flag (replaced Richmond Depot last pattern, issued to the regiment after having their previous battleflag captured at Gettysburg) was "ripped into shreds, tied them to the pole and threw them in the stream. Some escaped by swimming, among them Major J. J. Evans of the Staff of General Davis, but most surrendered."
Shannon would "take the oath" and return to his hometown of Okolona. THIS is where the sworn/notarized affidavit of James C. Harris of Corinth, MS comes-in, explaining how Shannon was friends (Okolona was and STILL IS a SMALL RURAL TOWN!) with the store owner, Raymon Gillum (Sr.) and would give him this sword. This was his FIRST sword--more on that in a minute. Anyway, Gillum's son was still operating the "Gillum General Merchandise Store" in 1966, when CS collector James C. Harris of Corinth (James was one of the many "pioneer" collectors in Confederate pieces, thanks to the interest generated by the Centennial) convinced Gillum to sell Shannon's CS sword and scabbard that had hung in the store since the turn-of-the-century, on August 11th, 1966. On January 16th, 1970, James Harris had a sworn & notarized affidavit describing all this (it's the 1st pic attached--YES, we have THE ORIGINAL and ONLY affidavit!), and described it PERFECTLY as "Confederate unmarked secondary sword" and so on, even the length (35.5" total sword length). This is when he sold to a Dallas, Texas collector and dealer in antique weapons, called "Jackson Arms". On March 31st, 1979, there is the original sales receipt from "Jackson Arms" whereby this "UNMARKED CS "D" GUARD SABER W/DOCUMENTS SHOWING OWNERSHIP TO CAPT. GEO. W. SHANNON Co. C - 11th MISS. INF." for the price of $350! It was sold to William Bauer, another "pioneer" CS collector who has long since died. Bauer would sell it to MY CONSIGNER on August 13th, 1988, written on the original "Jackson Arms" receipt. This is when my consigner started getting all the information and history he could--see attached 1989 Geneologist's Letters out of Vienna, VA (Vienna is in Arlington, VA--just across from DC and the National Archives). This is where two different copies of late 1800's, early 1900's "Confederate Veteran" periodicals from the UCV that were printed and published for the old vets, where Shannon and the 11th were noted within, as well as a copy of the Mississippi Military History Records.
This is where the world-renowned antique sword collector, dealer, and author, Mr. Richard H. Bezdek, comes-in! The current owner/consignor REALLY IS one of THE TOP CS COLLECTORS....good friends with ALL the "big DOGS" like Bezdek! The consignor sent him pictures of three of his CS swords at the time--which Bezdek hand-writes his very cordial and "informal" response, given their personal friendship. Bezdek starts the letter by saying "What a very nice group of Confederate Swords. They all look correct and legitimate." One is a Kenansville, NC "Froelich" CS cavalry sword, the other is a "Foot Artillery Sword" being a "Dog River" sword , and then OUR SHANNON SWORD & SCABBARD. He describes the sword in all facets, how it is of the far older pattern [copied from the British and the French] made before, during and after the War of 1812. He states, "this scabbard looks like it was probably made locally during the Civil War." Then writes and encircles "Probably a Confederate Armory." The scabbard is a CLASSICALLY CRUDE/CS/Southern ALL-BRASS scabbard and mountings, with the intact brass sling-rings still present! It was never made with any wiring, as was common for this style & model--many were just leather-wrapped grips, like this sword, others with polished whale's tooth or bone, and some with Ivory grips--but WITHOUT wiring...only "ribbed" handles. Mr. Bezdek ends by declaring, "I have never seen a sword like this, but as you know, the Confederates used any sword they could get in the early years of the War." NO ONE (as Bezdek also noted of his own experience) has EVER seen a sword like this! It was a locally-made sword, and has ALL the classic CS manufacture traits for a very early-war sword, AND for a SERGEANT--NOT an "Officer"! The sword, based on the far older design of the "revers-P" ,or "D"-guard, was copied from the British in the early 1800's, and the US used this style and model through the 1840's, mainly for cavalry, artillery, dragoons, and officers. This one is WAY smaller (noted by Bezdek) than those MASSIVE pattern model swords. It is believed (just as Bezdek also wrote) that this was a local Mississippi/Okolono-made sword and scabbard, having only a leather-wrapped ribbed handle--NO WIRING. The smaller size, crudeness of the all-brass scabbard, conservation of materials (the smaller size, no wiring) are your classic CS-manufacture traits. And it's SMALLER SIZE (35.5" long) is THAT of an NCO sword--Shannon was a SERGEANT for A FULL YEAR before becoming an Officer! Once he was promoted as a true officer, he would be ISSUED, or privately purchase, but was BY REGULATION, to have an "OFFICER'S SWORD"....period. Thus, this sword went back home after he was promoted--he had several furloughs to go back home, including the last one that was "Special Order" by none-other than General R. E. Lee-signed "Leave of Indulgence" in February, 1865 (in his muster rolls provided below), so this is why THIS SWORD was able to go back home during the times he went home as an officer, with his OFFICER SWORD. Thankfully, that is why he had THIS SWORD was present to be given to his friend, Raymon Gillum and his "Gillum General Merchandise Store" there in Okolono, Mississippi!
THIS....IS....HISTORY....WORTHY of ANY Museum....
And in YOUR COLLECTION!
Just A Small "Taste" of EVERYTHING that comes with This Sword & Scabbard!
Modern Print of the 11th Mississippi's charge during "Pickett's Charge" around the Brian Barn, where Captain Shannon would receive his 3rd Battle-Wound, and the Colors of the 11th MS were Captured by First Seargent Ferninado Maggi, 39th New York, "Garibaldi Guards", which was written upon the flag after the Battle. This flag is now in the Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond Virginia
11th Mississippi Monument to Captain Shannon's own Company C Sergeant--Color Sergeant William O'Brian--who would LEAD the 11th during Pickett's Charge...and DIE with most of his fellow Mississippians, and the Colors be Captured, despite the Desperate Defense of the beloved Battleflag
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Superb, "Minty" & RARE CS Haiman Brothers of Columbus, GA CS Artillery Saber & Original Scabbard
Phenomenal All-Original, Complete, UN-TOUCHED Example of the VERY SCARCE Haiman Brothers' CS-Made Copy of the US Model 1840 Artillery Saber (usually Issued to OFFICERS During the War)
Classic Haiman Traits All-Over, 100% Intact Original Wire, Wrap, TIGHT Blade, UN-Sharpened Un-Stopped Fuller Blade, NO DAMAGE, NO DINGS, NO REPAIRD
Bears ALL the Classic Haiman Production Traits: Forging "Fault Lines" on the Blade in the Ricasso, Long And Crude Haiman "Lap Seam" all the way down PERFECT, Made-To-Fit (as they all were) Scabbard, Single-Strand Copper Wire, Crude Sand-Casting "Voids" and Anomalies in Guard, Iron Drag
The BEST of the RAREST I've EVER have SEEN!
When I told y'all I had acquired some KILLER, "MUSEUM-QUALITY", RAREST pieces that I was gonna be offering...you know me well enough by now I wasn't joking! This here is yet ANOTHER truly "Museum-Quality," RARE, Confederate-made copy of the US Model 1840 Artillery Saber & Scabbard, made by the famed brothers of Elijah and Louis Haiman of Columbus, Georgia. The Haiman Brothers facility, combined with the entire concentration of production of all war and civilian material, transportation, storage, logistical hub, and safe DEEP SOUTH location would make the otherwise quaint town into one of the LARGEST Confederate Depots of the entire Confederacy. Haiman Brothers would eventually employ over 400 workers, producing everything from their famous Officer, Infantry Field & Staff to Foot-Officers, Cavalry, Artillery, Naval, & made-to-order swords. On top of that, they even produced a copy of the Colt "Navy" revolver, knives, accoutrements, and other war-material--but it would ALWAYS be their SWORDS that were produced in greatest quantity, and in today's collecting arena, the great quality, collectability, and desirability of Haiman-produced swords.
And THIS ONE is not only a RARE Haiman-produced Artillery Saber & Scabbard, but the FINEST I have EVER had to offer!
The vast majority of surviving CS-produced copies of the US Model 1840 Artillery Saber & Scabbard were notably produced by the famed Richmond, Virginia massive firm of Boyle & Gamble. Their production traits, like most all CS maker's, are VERY distinctive. The same is even MORE SO with the Haiman Brother's-produced swords and scabbards! Their exclusive traits are ALL FOUND upon THIS Artillery Saber & Scabbard! And that is simply AMAZING, in and of itself! That's why not only the RARITY of this scarcely-produced/surviving today Artillery Saber & Scabbard by Haiman is so incredible, AND the INCREDIBLE GORGEOUS, UN-TOUCHED CONDITION that this rare beauty is in, but to have ALL the known Haiman production traits to be exhibited on one piece...yeah, IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM! The most common construction traits found on most Haiman's is in their distinct forging "fault-lines" around the ricasso (seen on BOTH SIDES on this specimen!) As well, the distinctive rather LARGE/PRONOUNCED crude "lap-seam" soldering of the scabbard, bearing brass mounts but iron drag and body. Then comes the usage of single-strand copper wire with the russet-leather wrap (early-on, some swords had twisted brass wiring, but later as the zinc used with copper to make "brass" became so scarce, they went to just copper wiring, and later in greater shortages, used painted cotton-canvas for the wrap, and just mere iron-wiring.) The quillion, pommel cap, and "D" guard (as was the design of the M1840, with a long, sweeping curved 32" blade) of the Haiman-made specimens have a more distinctive arching-our quillion, flatter pommel-cap, and with sand-casting/cruder finishing inclusions, voids, and anomalies. This one has ALL of them "in SPADES"! The entire sword is 100% ORIGINAL...100% INTACT and TIGHT, from the un-touched PEEN of the blades' spine through that handle and out the pommel-cap, to the TIGHT blade, original scabbard leather throat inside the design casted in-lay for the scabbard throat washer, the 100% INTACT Copper Wire & Russet-Leather Wrap, UN-SHARPENED and UN-DAMAGED full 32" sweeping curved blade, bearing NO DINGS or nary a "flea bite" to the blade, the most scrumptious original blade and scabbard patina--the blade that deep, NO-PITTING smooth dark black/brown patina, and the scabbard being exposed more the the "elements" has the rich dark gray-chocolate hue over the entire surface area. The brass mounts are classically 100% Haiman-style exclusively, with usual casting voids/anomalies, and all are TIGHT and present! This was clearly an early-produced specimen, given that the brass used had more zinc content than later specimens--only a little "reddish" hues here and there from the CS copper within the brass mixture--and using russet leather, all point to probably 1862/1863 production (not as "fancy" as early Haiman sword with all-brass twisted wiring and black leather, but also not your typical 1864 through 1865-produced Haiman's with cotton painted-canvas and HIGH copper content, and thus "reddish" hue to the brass). The scabbard has the usual "anti-rattle" dings in it--as it should for a truly ISSUED and IN-FIELD & COMBAT-USED BLADE...an Artillery Officer being on HORSEBACK whenever on the move!
These were NOT meant to be issued to the average "gunner" in an artillery battery--that's why the US had the Model 1832 Short Artillery Swords (the "Roman Gladiator" short swords) which the Confederacy also produced, as well. These were intended for the officer's within the batteries, and thus why so few of these models were made or issued--and the ones that were are usually in very good original condition. THIS ONE, however, is in PHENOMENAL CONDITION for a CS-made and ISSUED for TRUE FIELD & COMBAT SERVICE. As y'all well know, most CS-used ANYTHING looks like it was "rode-hard, put-home wet", surviving the grueling 4 years of war, and the 150+ years hence, barely intact. NOT SO with this BEAUTY!
You will NOT find a BETTER, CHEAPER example of this RARE Haiman Brothers CS Artillery Saber & Scabbard...and you'll NEVER need to "up-grade"!
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"Holy Grail" of CS Field & Staff Officer Swords
The Boyle & Gamble, ETCHED-BLADE (with "CSA" and "Crossed Flags" Motifs) Field & Staff Officer's Sword
Complete with THE ORIGINAL SCABBARD!
Beautiful "Boyle & Gamble Richmond VA" Etched Maker's-Marking and Wonderful Fully Etched Blade
No, you do NOT have the CHANCE to even SEE a Boyle & Gamble ETCHED-BLADE, with MAKER'S-MARK, original (and UNTOUCHED--instead of all the MONKEY-BUSINESS going on these days)...let alone to find one with it's ORIGINAL INTACT SCABBARD! Thus, you can take a GOOD LONG LOOK, for this is a RARE OPPORTUNITY. Boyle & Gamble of Richmond, Virginia, were a stalwart supplier to the Confederacy, producing all forms of swords it could, despite all the skilled-labor and raw material shortages. Their swords have become "iconic" of the Confederate-made swords, given their location (the capitol of the Confederacy) and that SO MANY CS OFFICERS and many artillery and cavalrymen would be issued (though the most predominant swords used by the Southern soldier was a pre-war sword, BY FAR, as CS-made sword production could NEVER have EVER met the true demand for their blades in the field.)
This is already a RARE beauty, being as it has the CLEAR etched "CSA" as well as "Crossed Flags" motif upon the full 29.5" blade, but the LEGIBLE Boyle & Gamble of Richmond, Virginia maker's-etching as well. But even rarer-still is the fact it has 2-twine brass wiring fully INTACT upon the handle! [Note: all the CS brass here has MUCH HIGHER copper content, from their zinc shortage, and thus a far more "red/brown" color to their brass--hallmark CS trait.] Usually, a simple copper wire was the STANDARD and TYPICAL sword grip wiring. But obviously NOT for such a HIGH QUALITY and GRADE blade meant for a HIGH-RANKING Confederate Field & Staff officer. There is decorative painting upon the handle which is wearing-off wonderfully to expose the BEAUTIFUL CS russet leather wrapping! {Yes...THEY OFTEN PAINTED the handles a certain color....it's well known and seen, from simple enlistedmen's cavalry sabers to the finest "CSA" Kenansville Guard Field & Staff Officer's Sword! As with this specimen and other "Field & Staff Officer Swords", they were painted a buff-white color--which was the COLLAR and CUFF color used to indicate a MAJOR GENERAL or other Field and Staff high-ranking officer.} The entire sword is UNTOUCHED--NO DAMAGE....NO REPAIRS...NO "Re-Wraps"....NO MONKEY-BUSINESS. The blade has NOT been sharpened or colored--what you see is WHAT YOU GET! And nary a FLEA-BITE nor NICK on the beautiful full blade! All the accompanying floral etched motifs are seen upon the blade--it's a beauty! The original scabbard bears NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, NO REPAIRS, NO MISSING PARTS, and is SO STURDY--one usually is so cautious about taking a sword out of a leather scabbard, but this scabbard is SOLID and RIGID, with beautiful original leather black finish, and very supple leather, at that. The classically high-copper content CS brass gives them all a most GORGEOUS accent to the entire set.
I really don't know what more I can say--when you have something SO RARE...SO BEAUTIFUL....100% ORIGINAL and UNTOUCHED...a REAL "HOLY GRAIL"...I guess it's all up to the pictures to do the talking! It's being sold under consignment out of one the the LARGEST, most REVERED CS collections and collectors...the future owner will be given his name...but it'll be our "secret"!
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Stunning, Unworldly Rare CS Imported, State of Georgia "G" Purchase Stamped, and "ISAAC & Co" Exclusive CS-Marked Imported British Pattern 1853 Cavalry Saber
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Total Length being 24.5" long, and blade length of exactly 19.25" long
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NEVER have I seen a LEGIT, PERIOD cut-down British famous Pattern 1853 Cavalry saber--imported exclusively by the Confederacy--let alone being an EXCLUSIVE "textbook" and "Holy Grail" specimen of being the wartime State of Georgia purchased/and so-stamped with the Georgia "G" ownership marking VIVIDLY CLEAR upon the ricasso, AND the EXCLUSIVE CS exporter's demarcation of "ISAAC & Co" of the Issac Campbell and Company CS supplier out of England. It is LITERALLY a "textbook" specimen, as shown on page 109 of the SEMINAL CS Reference Book by Author/Dealer Mr. Shannon Pricthard's "Collecting the Confederacy" reference book (which, IF YOU DON'T HAVE--GO BUY ONE NOW!). The complete P1853 sword with all-iron scabbard would have had a matching "G" of the same stamp on the scabbard (see pic below). This is NOT an IRON-HANDLE specimen, nor the simple "leather-wrapped" Mole-made specimen, but a HARDWOOD--maybe even gutta-percha--exquisitely checkered-gripped specimen, as so noted by others--and is in the MOST BEAUTIFUL, ORIGINAL, 100% period and UNTOUCHED, ONLY-KNOWN-TO-EXIST cut-down specimen for a short sword, Artillery Sword, Naval Cutlass, or ONE MEAN MOTHER "Bowie" fighting knife! Coming STRAIT OUT OF GEORGIA, and now offered for sale through consignment from one of the most renowned collections, this 100% original, untouched, ATTIC MINTY specimen with the UN-DAMAGED and UN-REPAIRED checkered grips, and original just-fading dark back/grayish blade patina to the exactly 19.25" long cut-down "Clip-Point" blade is simply ASTOUNDING. Again, NO DAMAGE, NO REPAIRS, 100% FINEST QUALITY with the RAREST CS MARKINGS you will EVER FIND on one of these beauties--and THE ONLY-KNOWN-TO-EXIST cut-down specimens, at that! I even showed it to CS fighting knife/Bowie Expert and "guru" and CS Bowie Knife author, Mr. Lee Hadaway, with his "Wow....KILLER!" response to it!
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'Carrie': Film updates a timeless, creepy story
A review of the updated film version of "Carrie," starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.
Seattle Times movie critic
Movie Review
'Carrie,' with Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort. Directed by Kimberly Peirce, from a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, based on the novel by Stephen King. 99 minutes. Rated R for bloody violence, disturbing images, language and some sexual content. Several theaters.
Remember Carrie, that lost-looking girl with the magic powers and the weird mother? Remember what happened to her at the prom? Remember how the original "Carrie" movie scared the perm out of your '70s hair? Well, she's back, and in the hands of director Kimberly Peirce ("Boys Don't Cry"), she's a little less scary and a little more sad.
It's a testament to the power of a good story that we're still drawn to Carrie as a character — even after the best-selling Stephen King book, the original movie, a sequel, a previous remake and a stage musical. (Carrie is, apparently, the only one among us who doesn't already know about that bucket of blood waiting for her.) And it speaks well to the talents of Peirce and her cast that, in this "Carrie," you find yourself caught up in the story once more.
Chloë Grace Moretz, in the title role, looks painfully young (she's about a decade younger than Sissy Spacek was in 1976); her Carrie is a beauty who hasn't yet realized it, and who reacts with childlike wonder to the awakening of her telekinetic powers. As her madwoman mother, Julianne Moore accomplishes something remarkable: Hiding within her bushel of hair as if it were a cape, she makes us feel for this monstrous woman unable to cope with the world, or her daughter.
They're a fascinating duo, even as they play out a familiar story. Though Peirce's version brings "Carrie" up to date (the harrowing bullying scene in the gym showers is, of course, filmed by one of the girls and posted to the Web), there's not much here that's wildly different from the original film, or that will surprise you in that jump-out-of-your-seat-and-spill-your-popcorn way. But, as the actors pull you in, you find yourself hoping against hope that, somehow, Carrie will have a wonderful time at the prom — and (this is why we watch horror movies, isn't it?) that she won't.
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Top bankers in Britain will be held directly accountable for decisions they take under proposals published today to make it easier for regulators to punish misbehaviour and claw back bonuses if cases of misconduct.
Following are the main elements of the new senior managers regime and bonus rules proposed from 2015, part of the regulatory response to multi-billion pound taxpayer bailouts of lenders such as Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds in the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009:
Defines senior managers as chief executives, chairmen, chief finance and risk officers, heads of internal audit, some non-executive board members, executives responsible for money laundering reporting and compliance oversight;
Senior managers come under new law that punishes reckless behaviour with up to seven years in prison;
Each senior manager must sign a statement spelling out their specific responsibilities and regulators could insist on further training as a condition for authorising the person;
Handover arrangements must be in place so that a new senior manager is aware of all risks;
Reversal of burden of proof in civil cases: a senior manager will have to show proof of innocence in any misconduct case, such as evidence that a decision was challenged at the time. Currently, regulators have to show a banker knew misconduct was taking place.
From January 2015 a bonus given after that date can be clawed back up to seven years from the date it was awarded, if there has been misconduct;
A proposal that a bonus awarded to a senior manager can be clawed back up to 10 years if the bank has started an inquiry into "potential material failure" or if a regulator has begun a probe;
A proposal requiring to spread the payment of a bonus over five or seven years, depending on seniority, compared with current timespan of three to five years;
Proposals to make it harder for bankers to evade malus or where a bonus which is still being paid out can stopped because of misconduct;
Proposal to give regulators powers to veto bonuses being awarded at banks that are being bailed out;
Proposal to determine the size of the bonus pool by deducting a prudential valuation adjustment figure from the bank's fair value accounting profit;
Asks whether buy-outs should be banned. This refers to a banker moves to a competitor which agrees to compensate the person for forfeited bonuses, a step which wipes the slate clean from potential clawbacks;
Proposal to stop banks relying on a single short-term revenue or profit yardstick, like return on equity, to determine the size of a banker's bonus. (Reuters)
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Remember Grooveshark? It's OK if you don't - after all, the controversial music sharing app hasn't been available on the Play Store for more than two years after it made its amazingly brief debut. But users can still get the app as an APK download on Grooveshark's site, and last month they were thrilled to find that it supported Google's Chromecast streaming gadget. Until today, when Google unceremoniously blocked it from accessing Chromecast features...
It's never easy to be a questionably-legal music streaming service on the internet. Grooveshark has had trouble with submitting an Android app in the past. A couple days ago, we thought the company had ironed out its problems with Google's ToS when it reappeared on the Play Store. Not so, it seems, as the app has now been pulled yet again.
We haven't heard exactly why the app has been pulled this time around.
Over a year ago, Google removed the Grooveshark app from what was then the Android Market due to a violation of the terms of service. Of course, with a service like Grooveshark, being removed from the Play Store was just the first of its worries - the company has definitely seen its fair share of legal issues over the last several months. Still, after its departure from the Store, Grooveshark continued to offer the app free of charge through its website.
Companies like YouTube and Grooveshark are at the center of the ongoing controversies around online distribution of copyrighted materials. This controversy reared its ugly head earlier this month when the Grooveshark app was removed from the Android Market. While this disappointed many of the users who stream all their favourite tunes without having to posses an actual digital copy, Google was justified in kicking these pseudo-pirates out of the Market, right?
If you are a fan of the music streaming service Grooveshark, life just got a little worse for you, because as of yesterday, you will no longer find it in the Android Market. While no specifics were mentioned, we know that Google was forced to pull the app due to a violation in the terms of service and possibly some pressure from record labels.
It hasn't been an easy road for Grooveshark since the beginning, as most record labels feel that it promotes piracy by allowing users to upload and share their own tracks.
Well, here we are again. Another week, another slew of apps to choose from. For a while there, we were doing an "App of the Week" series and then, for an even longer while, we weren't. I'd like for us to get back on the right path here, so I'm going to fix this.
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WALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance's signature wine event is coming back next year with a new name and broader focus.
The event formerly known as Vintage Walla Walla will return in 2013 as Celebrate Walla Walla Valley Wine, the alliance announced.
The 2012 version was canceled while organizers worked on revamping the annual wine event. The new version will highlight a different wine variety each year and also feature winemakers from two of the world's premier wine regions. The focus this year is on cabernet sauvignon.
Duane Wollmuth, executive director of the alliance, said guest winemakers will be announced in coming months. However, the regions from which they'll be coming have been revealed: California's Napa Valley and France's Bordeaux region.
One other major change in 2013 will be collaboration and co-sponsorship. In the past, Vintage Walla Walla was exclusively funded and organized by the wine alliance. Now it will be a collaboration among partners, including the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation and Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The launch in 2013 will also be assisted with $15,000 contributions each from the city of Walla Walla and Port of Walla Walla. Additional advertising and promotion from Tourism Walla Walla and other sponsors is expected to be announced.
The event will take place June 20-22 starting with a reception, barbecue and vintage wine pour. It will continue the second day with a welcome kickoff and include a get-together at Waterbrook Winery. The final day will conclude with winemaker dinners throughout the Valley. Tickets will be available for purchase starting Jan. 1.
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Its no secret that Lake Norman is home to great schools and exceptional students. For the back to school issue, we decided to highlight five stand-out students at various high schools. From Miss Vietnam of the Carolinas to the Kicks for Kids founder, read ahead and get to know some of the areas top students.
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Rebecca Nguyen sits on the couch just inside the door of Bally Nails in Huntersville. She follows the World Cup match on TV while she takes a break. The 17-year-old works fulltime in the summer here at her moms nail salon.
I dont mind working, she says. My parents have always owned their own businesses just to take care of me, my brother, and my sister. I like to help them back.
Before Nguyen begins her senior year at Hopewell High School this fall, shell travel to Vietnam with her family. Her grandparents and parents are Vietnam natives. Although she barely remembers her most recent trip to Vietnam as a first-grader, Nguyen actively honors her Vietnamese heritage. She helps organize festivals and participates in volunteer opportunities with the Vietnamese Association of Charlotte. A few months ago, she won the title of Miss Vietnam of the Carolinas.
I really do embrace it, Nguyen says of her multicultural background. I know some people try to forget about it, but I really dont want to forget.
At Hopewell, Nguyen enjoys art and math classes. She plans to combine those skills with her entrepreneurial upbringing for a career on the business side of the fashion industry.
I want to be someone like my dad, she says, whos worked toward being a leader.
Sam Kastel
Sam Kastel is fast. His lean frame and digital watch offer a couple of clues to his pastime of choice. This summer, he attended a distance-running camp in Brevard. The rising freshman will be a member of Davidson Day Schools varsity cross-country team again this year. In January, hell travel to Orlando, Florida, to run the Walt Disney World 10K.
When Kastel learned about his friend Logan Bradys cousin who died from neuroblastoma at 8 years old, he didnt waste time coming up with a way to help. Kastel, 14, created The Harrison Nichols Run to raise money for the Harrison Nichols Foundation. The organization provides financial assistance to neuroblastoma sufferers and their families.
This past March, the third-annual 5K event raised about $2,000. Kastel credits teachers, parents, and other students with helping make the event a success.
Oh geez, Kastel says when asked about the most challenging part of the process. Getting started ahead of time and scheduling for meetings.
Kastel draws inspiration from his dad, who competes in IRONMAN events, and his mom, who ran the Boston Marathon in 2013 and 2014.
Im looking forward to moving up, Kastel says of starting high school. Looking forward to things actually counting toward college.
Although it might not show up on a transcript, Kastel has a good start on doing things that count.
Via Savage
This summer, Via Savage was in school. She took three classes a day, participating in challenging classroom discussions and analyzing politics and current events. She lived in a dorm in Winston-Salem. The rising senior at William Amos Hough High School initially agreed to attend the Governors School of North Carolina because she knew it would look good on college applications. But once she arrived at Salem College and began her courses and met her peers, she enjoyed it.
When I came into the Governors School setting, I expected to make a few acquaintances, Savage says. But Ive been blown away. People are so intelligent and interesting.
At 17, Savage isnt sure about her college major, but she has two requirements for the school. The first is a good music and arts program.
Savage plays guitar and piano and began writing songs in sixth grade. She uses music as a creative outlet and a way to push herself.
I always get a little bit nervous before I go onstage, she says. It drives me to do it more. My goal is to become comfortable with it. It helps me with my confidence.
Her second college requirement is that the school is located out of state. Shes lived in downtown Davidson her whole life and is ready for a change. Her top two choices are the University of Southern California and Columbia University.
At some point I want to experience a city setting, Savage says, But ultimately settling down in a small town is probably the way to go.
Ansley Rikard
The squeak of a tennis shoe on a hallway floor is an important sound to Ansley Rikard. In 2013, the organization she cofounded raised $8,000 and bought 108 pairs of tennis shoes for underprivileged children.
We personally put the shoes on the kids feet, Rikard says.
Rikard, a 17-year-old rising senior at Southlake Christian Academy, started Kicks for Kids with her friend Emily Wakeman. The nonprofit organization promotes health and fitness by providing shoes and athletic equipment to students at Brookstone Schools in west Charlotte. The nonprofit Christian school is designed for children from low-income families living in the surrounding urban area. Rikard remembers visiting Brookstone when she was in middle school to sing for the children and make gingerbread houses with them.
Were doing something in our backyard, she says. Its so tangible. You can see the effects of what youre doing.
This past April, about 100 runners participated in the second Kicks for Kids 5K. The event raised about $3,000, which went toward physical-education equipment at Brookstone Schools.
Ive learned a lot about myself, Rikard says, but also about the community and the area, [about] being selfless and serving these kids. They deserve it.
Simone Lindsey
Simone Lindsey thinks ahead. A year ago, she decided to stop dancing competitively. She started dancing when she was 3 and began competing at age 7.
It was the hardest decision Ive ever made in my life, she says. I feel like it was great while it lasted. I just didnt want to move on through that and then always wonder what it would have been like if I had stopped.
With her extra time, Lindsey began working as an intern with Charlotte Seen, which produces several fashion events including Charlotte Fashion Week and Passport For Fashion.
Lindsey, a 17-year-old at North Mecklenburg High School, loves fashion. At 5 feet 7 ½ inches (without her heels), she enjoys modeling, as well as working behind the scenes. On a typical weekday at her internship, she sports electric blue high heels, red lipstick, and a high-waisted skirt. In addition to her International Baccalaureate courses, she also took an elective apparel class last year and is a member of the schools fashion club.
Although her senior year is just starting, Lindsey applied to the Savannah College of Art and Design this past February.
The culture is really rich, and its really artsy, she says. Its tailored to me and what I want to be and what I want to do.
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