| US Military Swords, Sabers, and Navy | | | | href=" Swords</a> was in 1798 and was |
| Cutlasses | | | | awarded to a US manufacturer in Connecticut. |
| | | | Prior to the Civil War there was little need |
| "Their uses then and now" | | | | for US Military Swords. The US Government |
| | | | purchased relatively small orders for swords |
| Military swords have served as necessary | | | | and cutlasses during the first half of the |
| weapons for the Army's and Navy's of the | | | | 19th century. These orders were placed with a |
| world, for many centuries. During the 17th | | | | variety of US manufacturers. |
| and 18th centuries, the shorter "smallsword" | | | | |
| became an essential fashion accessory in | | | | Beginning with the onset of the Civil War, |
| European countries and the New World, and | | | | the need for Military Swords and Navy |
| most wealthy men and military officers | | | | Cutlasses increased tremendously. More than |
| carried one. Prior to the First World War, | | | | half the Swords made in the United States, |
| these swords were a part of military uniforms | | | | were made between 1861 and 1866. The leading |
| for officers and enlisted personnel alike. | | | | Sword manufacturer during this period was a |
| | | | Massachusetts Company, Ames Manufacturing |
| The first US Government contract for <a | | | | Company. |