This integral piece of Union cavalry equipment is a wonderful pair of Federal regulation brass spurs that have a verbal ID to Captain John Horner of Co. C, 1^st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade. Recovered from an undisclosed battlefield location at Gettysburg within days of the fighting, this pair of large, brass spurs are in very fine condition overall. The rounded outer shanks of each spur are smoothly finished, strong and well made. Both spurs exhibit the shallow, horizontal groove in the inside shank. These cavalry spurs have the typical protruding neck and each spur retains its original, small, brass, 15-point rowel in very fine condition that still rotate freely in the neck.  Spur measures almost 5” long with a 3” width. Never cleaned.  Each of these specimens exhibit a pleasing, mellow dark bronze patina overall. Also, the spurs are connected with a portion of one original leather strap, complete with the harness buckle and clasp, that is run through both sets of spur eyes. This pair of verbal-identified Union cavalry brass spurs is a fine, early pickup from the Battlefield of Gettysburg and is identified in John Geiselman’s collection by his museum listings.

Previously sold as item# R10929.

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The Horse Soldier is pleased to offer a number of items from the John P. Geiselman collection, a collection that was on display for many years at the Geiselman Country Store Museum on Barlow - Two Taverns Road. Geiselman began his collecting as a child in the early 1920s, and during the pre-World II period had access to artifacts that had been purchased earlier at the estate sales of the Trostle, Rogers, Rose, Weikert, and Wentz farms - local properties that figured prominently in the battle and its aftermath. During this period he had access as well to the Hill , Plank, and Stewart collections, and was able to acquire other items that had been sold from turn-of-the-century relics establishments such as the Danner, Ziegler, and Oak Ridge Museums. Furthermore, Geiselman carefully documented most artifacts, and collectors perusing the list will be able to note, in many instances, not only the source of the relic and the date of its recovery, but also the part of the battlefield from which it came. In other words, his collection is the last major grouping of Gettysburg artifacts assembled and documented by a local resident. 

This item is NOT eligible for the 10% discount.