Manufactured c. 1819-1825. This bird head pommel saber has a 1 1/2 inch wide and roughly 32 inch long (measured straight) blade with broad fullers, bright nitre blue panels terminating in scroll patterns, gilded floral and martial etching in elaborate patterns, panels of bright etching between the gilt sections, an eagle and shield motif with "E PLURIBUS/UNUM" banner on the right, and "COOPER" and "NEW YORK" above and below a dragoon officer firing a pistol on the left. The hilt is iron, and the grip is wrapped with leather and braided wire. The iron scabbard has thin suspension bands and slight reinforcement ribs on the drag.

Fine, the blade mostly bright and retaining much of the original nitre blue and gilt finishes with some scattered light pitting and generally crisp etching. The iron hilt and guard shows mostly a dark brown patina. The leather wrapping of the grip shows some moderate wear. The scabbard is fine showing mostly a dark brown patina.