Bidspirit auction | Three Civil War Era Masonic

Three Civil War Era Masonic Swords - Type: Sword Materials: Brass, metal, bone, enamel Markings & Inscriptions: Marked Date: 19th century Maker: Horstmann, Louis E. Stilz & Bro. Description: Three antique Masonic dress swords, including a Horstmann Knights Templar sword and sheath for E.F. Perry, a Horstmann Knights Templar sword with skull and crossbones decorated hilt, and a Knights of Malta dword and sheath by Horstmann for Joseph Pyle. Dimensions: Largest: 34.5” L Provenance: From a Delaware collection. Condition: One sword with minor loss to the handle and tarnishing/rust to the blade. The Templar sword with some patination to the hilt and tarnihing to the blade. The Knights of Malta sword with light tarnishing to the metal components.