AUCTION 37 ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

TWO AMERICAN MASONIC KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CEREMONIAL SWORDS

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $300

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

A pair of American Masonic Knights Templar ceremonial swords with decorated blades. One holds the name of the owner John. T. Gardner, has a wood handle with an enameled cross on a metal plate, a knight head pommel, and a guard with the image of an eagle in the center with starts to the edges. Manufactured by the Ames Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Late 19th century. The other sword holds the lettering Cohannel Lodge No. 17 and has a wood handle, a brass knight head pommel, and a guard with the letters AOUW. Comes with a decorated brass scabbard.Circa the late 19th century.

Dimensions: L: 36 5/8 in., (93 cm.)

Condition: Very good and Good, some patina and one sword is missing scabbard.