mvmhm Posted February 17, 2011 Share #1 Posted February 17, 2011 I got these chevrons today for a little less than $5.00...they were advertised as Indian War period...but I'm thinking they might even be as early as the Civil War; I thought for as cheap as I got them it wouldn't be a killer if they are not CW era.......every reference book I have, and the couple of original examples I have from the SpanAm have a very tiny space between chevrons....looking through "Echoes of Glory", it looks like there was a lot less standardization on the space between chevrons...in fact, there's a picture of a Confederate uniform that has chevrons that look identical to these, with a large space between the chevrons....any thoughts???? Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share #2 Posted March 29, 2011 Any thoughts? Any one? Bueller?Bueller? Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capa Posted March 29, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 29, 2011 Not my era, but they look cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted March 29, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 29, 2011 Nothing like these were used by the U.S. Army post 1872. They do "resemble" Civil War chevrons somewhat, but they don't appear to be that old. Probably for a CW reenactor. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted March 29, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 29, 2011 Nothing like these were used by the U.S. Army post 1872. They do "resemble" Civil War chevrons somewhat, but they don't appear to be that old. Probably for a CW reenactor. Kurt I agree with Kurt. They look like reenactor repos, and not all that good either. They definately are NOT 1872 Johnson pattern chevrons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted March 30, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 30, 2011 Reenactor repros. Real CW chevrons were eleptical. Steve Hesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkjack07 Posted March 30, 2011 Share #7 Posted March 30, 2011 Real CW chevrons were eleptical. They were .... eleptical???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted March 30, 2011 Reenactor repros. Real CW chevrons were eleptical. Steve Hesson Steve, You can take a look at one of these at next month's Patriot Freedom Festival///they have the distinctive "old" odor and are moth eaten...not sure they're reenactor's stripes though, and the photos are kind of screwy as for the colors...... Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted March 31, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 31, 2011 They were .... eleptical???? They wereen't straight, they had a bit of a curv. Steve Hesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkjack07 Posted March 31, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 31, 2011 They wereen't straight, they had a bit of a curv. A lot of them did, but some didn't. The red Artillery sergeant stripes and the blue Infantry quartermaster sergeant stripes are from the "Color Plates" section at the front of Emerson's book "Chevrons". Both are identified as Civil War. Both curved and straight chevrons can be seen in the photo from Howard Lanham's website "Union Army Uniforms and Insignia of the American Civil War 1861-1865" [http://howardlanham.tripod.com/newindex.html]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted March 31, 2011 Share #11 Posted March 31, 2011 A lot of them did, but some didn't. The red Artillery sergeant stripes and the blue Infantry quartermaster sergeant stripes are from the "Color Plates" section at the front of Emerson's book "Chevrons". Both are identified as Civil War. Both curved and straight chevrons can be seen in the photo from Howard Lanham's website "Union Army Uniforms and Insignia of the American Civil War 1861-1865" [http://howardlanham.tripod.com/newindex.html]. OK, you win. Steve Hesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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