When i was in I had a platoon mate that had a coin from Donald Rumsfeld that was in fact given to him. He won for a while that is until everyone knew he had it. 

should i put this in the for sale/trade section because despite it being one of my rarest and most interesting items it also is the most neglected just sitting in a dark storage closet.

It would take a lot of time and effort to put something like this together. Well done, thanks for showing. 

The gauntlets are the 1886 pattern. They are made of brushed goatskin and cotton thread for the welts in the seams of the thumbs and finger areas. Silk thread was utilized for the decorative stitching on the cuffs and the three welts on the back of each hand.   The quartermaster stamp inside:      “U.S. QMD”   The soldier's name inside:   “Edw.  S. Ha…”  Not all of the name is readable. Robert  

Malory,  I'm interested in obtaining one of these Serum Albumin Can's for a medical kit for my fathers Vietnam Medical display kit.  How much are you asking and how would I order one?   Thanks,   Robert

A better picture of each item, or a scan via a flatbed scanner would be needed for a better assessment of the patches authenticity and condition. The first and the third patches (left to right) and the far-right patches would be the key pieces.  

part 2 of my vacation finds. Its been a very good week for me, been out exploring flea markets and antique malls along my route. You never know what will turn up

Not sure of the date but here is an Air Policeman working a gate in Pakistan. 

As mentioned before, power tools are not in my skill set. Despite being sick, I decided to further attempt clearing the firing pin hole. While not successful in today’s brief attempt, I was quite successful in drilling a hole in my thumb. Just a little one bit it certainly added some color to my 4th of July. Now I just need some white and blue and I’m all set. I’ll spare you any pictures. Stay safe everyone!  mikie

Thanks. I do remember seeing that one. I also remember Kevin Hoffman saying that it was very common for the sabers to be found with mismatched scabbards. Perhaps at the Lancers armory during cleaning or refurbishing, or maybe after the Lancers returned their sabers to the state armory in 1854 in exchange for Model 1840's. At that point it probably didn't matter much what saber went into what scabbard as long as a good saber had a good scabbard. For this last "MS" marked and Massachusetts owned saber you pictured, I think it is now paired with a scabbard that originally went with a blade etched "National Lancers". The placement of the number on the scabbard drag doesn't match the placement on the other "Dragoons" marked sabers we have seen. Instead it is just like the 77 stamped on the drag of "National Lancers" etched saber (with matching 77 on saber quillon so you know they belong together) that you showed earlier. Enlisted men would have gotten into trouble for putting their name on a state owned scabbard. But an individual would be able to put his name on a scabbard that he had purchased privately.