[CIVIL WAR]. Pre-war militia belt equipped with tongue and wreath eagle plate. Ca 1845-1860.
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[CIVIL WAR]. Pre-war militia belt equipped with tongue and wreath eagle plate. Ca 1845-1860.
Approx. 33 x 1 3/4 in. blackened leather belt with 2-piece gilt cast brass tongue and wreath buckle and brass adjuster buckle (leather with crazing to blackened surface, scratching and intentional punctures in spots throughout; some darkening to tongue and wreath pieces). Â
O'Donnell and Duncan Campbell describe this elaborate Victorian design as being worn extensively by independent companies, bands and firemen during the 1840s and 50s, primarily New England troops (Plate 329, p. 216).
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
Approx. 33 x 1 3/4 in. blackened leather belt with 2-piece gilt cast brass tongue and wreath buckle and brass adjuster buckle (leather with crazing to blackened surface, scratching and intentional punctures in spots throughout; some darkening to tongue and wreath pieces). Â
O'Donnell and Duncan Campbell describe this elaborate Victorian design as being worn extensively by independent companies, bands and firemen during the 1840s and 50s, primarily New England troops (Plate 329, p. 216).
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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[CIVIL WAR]. Pre-war militia belt equipped with tongue and wreath eagle plate. Ca 1845-1860.
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