This box contains items recovered from East Cavalry Field and was once part of the famous John Geiselman collection of Gettysburg artifacts. The items are the following:

2 horse shoes

2 whole Spencer shell casings and 3 pieces of others

Half of a watering bit

1 knapsack hook

1 arm and rowel from a Federal issue spur

2 slotted spur keepers

1 rifle or carbine nipple

2 rifle or carbine screws

2 lock plate tumblers

1 short saddle bar

1 rear site from a rifle or carbine

1 saddle escutcheon

1 cap or cartridge box rivet

5 various sized harness buckle

10 assorted iron "O" rings

1 horse bridle rosette

Overall a nice assortment of Cavalry related relics.

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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 of the listed price.

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