RARE 1860-1865 32D DEGREE MASONIC PRESENTATION SWORD/125TH OHIO

HOW RARE, MADE BY S.N. MEYER WASHINGTON D.C FROM 1860- TILL CLOSING IN 1865 IS THIS EXTREMELY RARE MASONIC SWORD OF A SKULL AND CROSS BONES. ENGRAVED WITH PRIVATE LEWIS N. ROBINSONS NAME ON THE BLADE AND GREAT MOTIFS. THE SWORD IS YOUR TYPICAL MODEL 1860 FIELD AND STAFF MODEL. PRIVATE ROBINSON ENLISTED IN THE 125TH OHIO ON 11/27/1863 AND MUST HAVE BEEN WOUNDED. HE WAS DISCHARGED FOR DISABILITY AND RE-ENLISTED IN THE 7TH VETERAN INVALID CORP COMPANY I, ON 10/20/1864 HISTORY HAS NOT BEEN POSTED FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIEVES YET ON THIS SOLDIER. THE ONLY L.N. ROBINSON WHO FOUGHT IN THE WAR WAS INDEED THIS SOLDIER ACCORDING TO CIVILWARDATA.COM. THIS SWORD HAS FULL WIRE AND WRAP. GREAT DEEP PETINA. ONLY HIGH RANKING MASONS WERE EVER ISSUED THIS MODEL. I HAVE ONLY SEEN ONE OF THESE SINCE 1964. LEWIS N ROBINSON WAS STATIONED FOR A SHORT TIME IN CINCINNATI OHIO. THIS UNIT WAS CALLED THE (OPDYCKE TIGERS) AFTER HIS COMMANDING OFFICER. HIS FROM OHIOCIVILWAR.COM WILL ACCOMPANY THIS GREAT RARE SWORD FROM A MANUFACTURER WHO WAS ONLY IN BUSINESS FROM 1860-1865. ACCORDING TO RICHARD BEZDEKS BOOK OF AMERICAN SWORDS AND SWORD MAKERS. THIS SWORD CAME FROM A RETIREMENT HOME OF OLD ARTIFACTS OF LONG DEACEASED OLD SOLDIERS. ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA THIS MAY OF 2008. ENJOY THIS RARE PIECE OF EARLY MASONIC/CIVIL WAR OHIO HISTORY.

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