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Society Swords carried by so-called secret societies or fraternal societies were popualr in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Society and military associations became very popular after the Civil War and around 1900 there were over seven million members. There were many types of societies that carried swords, including Military, Military Association, Fraternal, Religious, Veteran, Social, Benevolent, Occupational, Political, Patriotic, Mystic, Nationality, and Antinationality.

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Knight of Columbus sword

Guard found on GAR swords Grand Army of the Republic

UR Uniform Ranks designation found on many swords

Society Sword Makers

Ames Sword Co, Chicopee, MA Edwin A. Armstrong, Detroit MI Frank S. Armstrong, Detroit MI Thomas H. Armstrong, Detroit MI DeMoulin Brothers, Greenville IL William H. Drew, Buffalo NY Emerson & Silver, New York NY Fraternal Supplies Inc., New London OH Fuller Regalia & Costume Co, Worchester MA Emerson Gaylord, Chicopee MA Gaylord & Chapin, Chicopee MA Jacob Gminder, Baltimore MA Frank Henderson, Kalamazoo MI Henderson-Ames, Kalamazoo MI D. B. Howell, New York NY George Lauterer, Chicago IL James Lauterer, Chicago IL Lamson & Hubbard, New York NY M. C. Lilley & Co, Columbus OH The Lilley & Co, Columbus OH Lilley-Ames Co, Columbus OH Oliver Lippincott, Chicago IL William Milner, New York NY E. E. Mitchener, Sheltonville GA Frederick Moller, New York NY James H. Pettibone, Cincinnati OH Pettibone Mfg. Co., Cincinnati OH Virgil Price, New York NY William Price, New York NY William Price Co, New York NY C. Roby Mfg. Co., West Chelmsford MA William C. Rowland, Philadelphia PA Ward-Stilson Co., Anderson IN Ward-Stilson Co., New London OH C. E. Ward, New London OH C. E. Ward Fraternal Supplies, New London OH