{"id":10601,"date":"2025-03-01T13:50:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morrisoncountyhistory.org\/?p=10601"},"modified":"2025-03-01T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:50:34","slug":"collections-carousel-naval-officer-dress-uniform-and-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morrisoncountyhistory.org\/?p=10601","title":{"rendered":"Collections Carousel: Naval Officer Dress Uniform and Sword"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, we\u2019ve added a Lieutenant Naval uniform and a U.S. Navy Officer\u2019s sword to our collections, thanks to a donation from Joseph Schubert\u2019s estate. <\/span>Schubert enlisted in the Navy in 1952, in which he attained the rank of lieutenant, before leaving the service in 1956. With his rank came the dress uniform, which included epaulettes and the dress sword.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Joe Schubert’s Naval Officer Uniform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Epaulettes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cSword and Scabbard.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

For all Officers–<\/span><\/i>shall be cut and thrust blade, not less than twenty-six nor more than twenty-nine inches long, half basket hilt, grip white: Scabbards of black leather. Mountings of gilt; and all as per pattern.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sword and Scabbard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sword is based on the Model 1852 Naval Officers Sword, a \u2018cut-and-thrust blade\u2019 first used in the American Civil War and carried through the Spanish-American War.. It was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the sword became relegated to ceremonial roles only, leading to the blades being straightened and made of stainless steel rather than high-carbon steel. In 1942, the Navy suspended the requirement for swords in naval officer dress. Until in 1954, when the officer\u2019s sword was reinstated as part of ceremonial dress once again, and only for specific occasions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carvings on ricasso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Etching on blade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hilt and adornments on the scabbard are made of brass, with its body being leather made. Stingray skin makes up the grip of the sword, white as to abide by regulations, with an etching of the United States seal on the pommel. Its ricasso is engraved with \u201c<\/span>USN<\/span><\/i>\u201d which goes in part with the shield from the Great Seal of the United States that is etched into the blade. Other engravings on the blade include an anchor, tassels, and decorative carvings until it tapers to a point. Its scabbard, made of leather and brass, features a long eel-like creature at its point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stingray skin grip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Scabbard tip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For more information on the presentation of a full dress uniform, check this out: <\/span>https:\/\/www.mynavyhr.navy.mil\/References\/US-Navy-Uniforms\/Uniform-Regulations\/Uniform-Components\/3501_84<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

\u201cRegulations for the Uniform and Dress of the Navy and Marine Corps of the United States. March, 1852\u201d Naval History and Heritage Command, August 23, 2017. https:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/research\/library\/online-reading-room\/title-list-alphabetically\/u\/1852.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sailor’s Salty Sword Still Swings.”<\/span>All Hands<\/span><\/i>. 461 (July 1955), Naval History and Heritage Command, January 12, 2017. https:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/research\/library\/online-reading-room\/title-list-alphabetically\/u\/uniforms-usnavy\/swords.html<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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