Lot 498
[CIVIL WAR]. Enlisted infantryman's belt equipped with Model 1839 "US" belt plate and cap pouch. 
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Estimate
$200 - 400
Price Realized
$438
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Enlisted infantryman's belt equipped with Model 1839 "US" belt plate and cap pouch. 

39 3/4 in. leather belt with die-struck rolled brass Model 1839 "US" plate with arrow belt hooks (crackling and surface loss to belt leather throughout, especially to latch tab; surface wear including light oxidation to plate). Belt exterior retains partial stamp, possibly for a Pittsburgh maker. Interior with partial inscription reading, "John c." Plate style cataloged as Plate 506 in O'Donnell and Duncan Campbell. 

Cap pouch with "square" outer flap (significant surface wear to leather throughout including cracking and some surface loss; missing wool, retains pick). Belt loops, latch tab, and pointed brass finial all present and complete.

The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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