found this while combing completed auctions on the bay:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6589625986&indexURL=5#ebayphotohosting>it's an 1861 civil war sword that apparently was gifted by a baseball club. it sold pretty well but i wonder if it would have done better had the baseball aspect been talked up a bit more. it must be one of the earliest baseball presentation pieces
neat civil war/baseball sword