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![]() CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE OFFICER J C WILSON HOUSTON TEXAS SWORD 5 KNOWN EXAMPLES FROM KEVIN HOFFMAN COLLECTION Guns International #: 102490582 Seller's Inventory #: Category: Edged Weapons Pre 1900 - Collectibles - Civil War Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com Seller: Rachele Mandell Gallery Company: Rachele Mandell Gallery Member Since: 10/7/21 First Name: giuliano Last Name: cipolla State: Illinois Zip: 60477 Country: United States Phone: (708) 612-0258 Number of Active Listings: 0 Total Number of Listings: 40 Seller: Private Seller Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. 7 days Payment Types Accepted: Check Pay pal Venmo About Us: Longtime Collector Description: PRESERVENG HISTORY, AMERICAN CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE MOUNTED FOOT OFFICER TEXAS J C WILSON HOUSTON TEXAS SWORD FROM THE COLLECTION OF AUTHOR KEVIN HOFFMAN ONLY 5 KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS MOUNTED FOOT OFFICER SWORD IN EXISTANCE. DECORATED BLADE ON BOTH SIDES ETCHING IS FAINT EXTREMELY RARE SWORD AND RARE TEXAS MAKER. THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR THE SEASONED CONFEDERATE COLLECTOR. KEVIN PAID $20,000 FOR THIS SWORD IN 1998 ONE SOLD FOR $93,750 NOVEMBER 2019 IT HAD THE CS ON THE GUARD WHEN YOU BUY THE BEST YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO MAKE EXCUSES LATER. J.C. Wilson was in the Confederate sword manufacturing business in 1862 and is listed in the Tr-Weekly Telegraph (Houston) on September 3, 1862 as being in the process of selling his sword manufacturing equipment and stock at J.C. Wilson, Main Street (Directory of American Military Goods Dealers, Bazelon & McGuinn, Page 532, Volume 2). He is unquestionably one of the very early war Confederate sword makers whose specimens are extremely scarce and sought after. SOLD |