photographed during an exercise with a 24-pounder gun in Fort Corcoran near Arlington Heights
The helmet silhouette often referred to as a "comb" top and bears the County Warwickshire plate with cipher of a bear chained to a post referencing medieval bear baiting
A lovely canteen set ready for further research and display
If you are collecting WWII German daggers this naval type this is a wonderful textbook piece to add to your collection
These included the Wrangel
Original U.S. Civil War Federal Issue .44 Caliber Pistol Cartridge Box by J. Davy & Co. of Newark, New Jersey Rear Sight Assembly photographed during an exercise withOriginal Item: Only One Available. US Infantry accouterments from 1839 1851, specifically Frogs on Bayonet Scabbards, Waist Belts and Cartridge Box Slings, were made from White Buff Leather. Buff leather is leather that has been whitened through a complex, expensive and time consuming chemical process. In 1851, the US Ordnance Dept. changed the leather used in these items to "Buff Leather, Blacked." Hence, all existing accouterments in the US Arsenals