U.S. ARTILLERY GUNNER’S HAVERSACK

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Item Code: 490-7010

This is one of the implements utilized by U.S. artillery gun crews during the Civil War, being a gunner's haversack in good condition. With each field piece in battery, such a haversack would be used by the No. 4 man in the cannon crew to carry live ordnance between the limber chest and the piece on the line.

The body and shoulder sling of this haversack are constructed of thick non-dyed bridle leather.  The front and back of the pouch are connected by gussets that form the ends and bottom, allowing the haversack to go flat when not in use. The large front leather flap and the back of the haversack are all a single piece of leather.  It folds over and down at the front and is fastened by a leather closing strap with roller buckle which is stitched to the front.  The pouch itself measures approximately 12.75" wide by 13" tall and can open to 4" deep.

The bottom edge of the outer flap has a pleasing scallop design with a tooled border. The shoulder-length sling is 1.5" wide, and is two parts: a short portion with roller buckle and a long part with various holes to adjust the length. The longer portion is a newer strap replacing a broken portion of the original strap.

Overall, the leather is good and remains pliable. Much of the surface shows staining and crackling from sun, sweat, and black powder. Stitching remains tight.

Artillery haversacks are extremely scarce.  [jet] [ph:L]

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