This item is a very nice Model 1863 Rifled Musket barrel band.  It was recovered in relic condition at an unknown location in Gettysburg.  Very lightly pitted, it must have been recovered soon after the battle; it is in excellent condition.  This band has a very attractive light brown patina.  It measures 2-1/8 inches long by 1-½ inches across and the tightening screw turns easily.  This piece is identified in John Geiselman’s collection by a contemporary inscribed label and would make a nice display item for a Civil War or Gettysburg collection.  Originally sold as item# R11719.  [jp][ph:L]

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The Horse Soldier was 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.

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