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L276.
U S REGULATION CAP BOX IN GOOD CONDITION, THIS IS THE EARLIER BOX WITH THE
SQUARED
OUTER FLAP, THE LEATHER IS VERY STRONG WITH MINIMAL CRAZING BUT IS A
LITTLE STIFF, WOULD
PROBABLY LOOSEN UP WITH SOME LEATHER DRESSING, REVERSE HAS BOTH LOOPS AND
ALL
STITCHING IS TIGHT, CLOSURE TAB IS BROKE WHERE IT GOES OVER THE BRASS
FINIAL, INTERIOR
FLAP AND LEATHER IS IN GREAT SHAPE
$95.00
L275.
U S WAIST BELT PLATE ON ITS ORIGINAL REGULATION BELT, THE PLATE IS IN VERY
GOOD SHAPE,
HAS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD PUSH ON THE RIM PAST THE S, THE REVERSE HAS FULL
SLICK LEAD
AND ARROW HOOKS, THE BELT IS THE EARLY STYLE WITH THE STANDING LOOP ON ONE
END, THE
BELT WASN'T PASSED THROUGH IT AND I'VE NOT REMOVED THE PLATE TO DO SO, THE
BELT IS VERY
STRONG AND PLIABLE, IT HAS A CLEAR A.W. DECROW MAKER BANGOR, MAINE MARK,
DECROW IS
ONE OF THE SCARCER MAKERS TO FIND, HE HAD A CONTRACT DATED SEPT. 23, 1862
FOR 2,000 SETS
OF INFANTRY ACCOUTREMENTS AND CONTRACTS DATED APRIL 15 AND AUGUST 15, 1863
FOR A
TOTAL OF 8,000 SETS OF INFANTRY ACCOUTREMENTS, WITH THE STANDING LOOP BELT
THIS WOULD
BE FROM THE 1862 CONTRACT AND UNDOUBTEDLY SAW MUCH ACTION
$345.00
L253. U S
CARTRIDGE BOX, PATTERN OF JULY 1864 TYPE I, THIS WAS A VERY SHORT LIVED
PATTERN
WHERE THE GOVERNMENT OMITTED THE INNER FLAP IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY,
ONLY
TWO MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST CONTRACTS WERE ISSUED, THE REGULATIONS WERE
CHANGED
BACK TO REQUIRE THE INNER FLAP, THE LEATHER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH
VIRTUALLY
NO CRAZING OR FLAKING, STRONG U S EMBOSSING AND INSPECTOR STAMP ON FRONT
FLAP,
ALL STITCHING IS STRONG, H.W. OLIVER / PITTSBURGH MAKER MARK ON INSIDE,
THE CLOSURE
TAB IS BROKE WHERE IT GOES OVER THE FINIAL, ONE ROLLER BUCKLE MISSING, NO
TINS, THIS
BOX DISPLAYS GREAT AND IS ONE OF THE HARDEST FEDERAL PATTERNS TO LOCATE
$365.00
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