Lot 8 Silver Hilted Short Saber with Bone Grip, Eagle Pommel and Original Leather Scabbard, hilt attributed to Daniel Henchman, probably Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1778-1790

John Hammer Collection;
David Kliner

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A marked Daniel Henchman sword is in the Lattimer sword collection and is illustrated in Daniel D. Hartzler, Silver Mounted Swords: The Lattimer Family Collection, (State College, Pennsylvania: Josten's Printing Company, 2000), p. 23, fig. 35.  Another closely related example is in the Hermann W. Williams collection and is illustrated in George C. Neuman, Swords & Blades of the American Revolution, (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1973), p. 103, no. 124.S.