1880-90’s Patriarchs Militant Fraternal Order Sword Odd Fellows Named Civil War Zinc / 3 Piece construction

Zinc / 3 Piece construction / This medal type has the scare “riveted mounting bases”  Maker marked in the middle F

ONB and was amended to this form in 1937

although some minor variations in length have been noted… (This one has a 7” cylindrical barrel opposed to the typically seen octagonal version) and has been sleeved for a

The Austrian Lorenz was the second most used rifle during the American Civil War

when he purchased some property in Grafton

1880-90’s Patriarchs Militant Fraternal Order Sword Odd Fellows Named Civil War Zinc / 3 Piece constructionPatriarchs Militant Fraternal Order Sword Odd Fellows 1880s (Circa) Named Maj. J. O. Clarke (On blade and scabbard) Mfg. by M. C. Lilley & Co. Columbus Ohio Overall length 35 Blade length 28 The Patriarchs Militant A Noble Arm of Odd Fellowship The Patriarchs Militant (PM), a is the highest branch in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Patriarchs Militant was first organized by members of the Encampment who were military men and civil war