1872 valise

[WalkaHeap1989]

Got a few new pieces in the collection lately, and this is a proper “holy grail” item: the 1872 valise pack. Issued with the 1872 brace and haversack, this valise was designed to carry extra ammunition in the small front pocket and extra clothes in the main compartment. This example is in overall great shape, though most of the leather closure straps are long gone. This example is a rubberized/painted version, and oddly the binding around the flap appears to be painted/rubberized webbing, and not leather like you see on the first iteration of the 1874 items. This is an item I never expected to have in my collection, but could not be happier that it made its way to me. 

[iron bender]

I noticed IMA had a hellacious selection of early IW gear last week, and it all sold. Really nice stuff! Congratulations on adding a valise to your collection!

[WalkaHeap1989]

8 minutes ago, iron bender said:

I noticed IMA had a hellacious selection of early IW gear last week, and it all sold. Really nice stuff! Congratulations on adding a valise to your collection!

Thank you! Yeah, I was lucky enough to spot them as they dropped, and got a few of them, thankfully. Now if they could just get an original rev war haversack and an 1851 haversack I could nab quick, I’d be set for life, haha