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REGULAR ARMY MODEL 1872 KEPI FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

REGULAR ARMY MODEL 1872 KEPI FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

This Model 1872 officer’s kepi comes from excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, conducted on private property with the owner’s permission. The fort was established in 1870 by troops of the 20th US… (1052-248). Learn More »

INDIAN WAR ARMY SHOES BY MUNDELL FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND

INDIAN WAR ARMY SHOES BY MUNDELL FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND

This pair of shoes is from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, and could be taken for attic or barn-finds, having been preserved by the wet, anaerobic soil conditions of the dig. They are solid, can… (1052-387). Learn More »

INDIAN WAR FIELD-USED CAMPAIGN HAT MADE FROM A CIVIL HARDEE HAT

INDIAN WAR FIELD-USED CAMPAIGN HAT MADE FROM A CIVIL HARDEE HAT

This is a real field-used example of an Indian War US Army campaign hat made from a Civil War M1858 issue dress hat (the “Hardee” or “Jeff Davis” hat) that comes from the excavations at Fort… (1052-245). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR NCO SWORD CROSSBELT PLATE FROM FREDERICKSBURG

CIVIL WAR NCO SWORD CROSSBELT PLATE FROM FREDERICKSBURG

This pattern of belt plate was first adopted in 1826 with hooks on the reverse for the bayonet shoulder belt and made of stamped rolled brass for artillery and white metal for infantry. This was… (490-5799). Learn More »

NEW BERN, N.C., RECOVERED M1839 OVAL US BELT PLATE

NEW BERN, N.C., RECOVERED M1839 OVAL US BELT PLATE

This is the standard Union infantry enlisted man’s belt plate of the Civil War. Adopted in 1839, these plates are stamped, rolled brass with a lead solder filled back that anchors the fastening… (490-5808). Learn More »

US INSPECTED ARMY SHOE FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND

US INSPECTED ARMY SHOE FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND

This soldier’s shoe bears a partially visible stamp inside reading “INSPECTOR / NEW YORK,” indicating it is government issue and appears to be one of the experimental patterns of footwear tried… (1052-386A). Learn More »

ARMY SHOE FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND

ARMY SHOE FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND

This soldier’s shoe is very similar to another found in the Fort Pembina excavations that has a partially visible US inspector’s mark and in construction differs only in having four sets of lace… (1052-386B). Learn More »

RARE MARKED CIVIL WAR ARMY ISSUE SHOE

RARE MARKED CIVIL WAR ARMY ISSUE SHOE

Civil War army-issue shoes were among the most essential things issued to a soldier and about the rarest of Civil War items to survive despite being made literally in the millions. They were cheaply… (1052-596). Learn More »

KEPI OR DRESS HAT STIFFENER FROM FORT PEMBINA

KEPI OR DRESS HAT STIFFENER FROM FORT PEMBINA

This comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, a small frontier army post in operation from 1870 to 1895, and seems to be the stiffener from inside the top of a kepi or dress hat. It is leather,… (1052-435). Learn More »

REGULAR ARMY CIVIL WAR ENLISTED KEPI WITH INDIAN WAR USE FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

REGULAR ARMY CIVIL WAR ENLISTED KEPI WITH INDIAN WAR USE FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

This Civil War enlisted man’s kepi comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, conducted on private property with the owner’s permission. The fort was established in 1870 by troops of the 20th… (1052-247). Learn More »


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RARE PACK OF CONFEDERATE, RICHMOND ARSENAL, ARTILLERY FRICTION PRIMERS

Offered here is a very rare, nice condition, original pack of artillery friction primers manufactured at the Richmond Arsenal in Virginia during the Civil War. These “primers” are what was placed in the cannon vent hole and attached to a lanyard… (1268-512). Learn More »

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