July 18, 20233 yr #1 This group comes from a man who served in Battery A MVM Field Artillery as a mounted officer. Several pieces have his initials on them. These are his leggings, one pair made in England.
July 18, 20233 yr Author #3 His folding boot remover with his initial H carved into it. I wonder if he made it himself.
July 18, 20233 yr Author #5 His 1912 dated Eveready flashlight. Still has the battery inside but not sure how to open it.
July 18, 20233 yr Author #6 Here are two bowl cups from Rock Island Arsenal, one dated 1908 and the other 1909. Can anyone help me ID them? Thats a quarter sitting in the bowl used for size reference.
July 18, 20233 yr Author #8 His canteen with a mounted attachment, well marked cover and what looks like a steel canteen. Is this one of the RIA experimental canteens?
July 18, 20233 yr #9 Very nice group. The M1910 canteen features the initial flat-top cap. Not a very easy to find canteen unfortunately for some of us. Can't comment on the highly polished bottle tho. Nice and rare mounted canteen cover... As for the two cups, I believe they are the Model 1908 drinking cup. I don't have the exact info in front of me, but I will double check that later. Very nicely marked and in remarkable condition.
July 18, 20233 yr Author #10 49 minutes ago, TrenchRat said: Very nice group. The M1910 canteen features the initial flat-top cap. Not a very easy to find canteen unfortunately for some of us. Can't comment on the highly polished bottle tho. Nice and rare mounted canteen cover... As for the two cups, I believe they are the Model 1908 drinking cup. I don't have the exact info in front of me, but I will double check that later. Very nicely marked and in remarkable condition. Thank you TrenchRat for the cup ID, both cups are 5’’ in diameter. The canteen does appear to have a seam and I’ll throw in some pictures. Neither the canteen or cup are maker marked or dated.
July 18, 20233 yr Author #11 Here is a small satchel he used while in the militia with his initials and unit markings.
July 18, 20233 yr Author #12 An eagle snap pistol belt with pouches not sure what it’s designed for nor what the #12 stands for.
July 18, 20233 yr Author #13 A Mills pistol belt with an early .45 magazine pouch with pebbled snaps. Inside are two early two toned magazines sporting lanyard loops complete with early ammunition. Also pictured is a leather pistol lanyard.
July 19, 20233 yr Author #17 The gorget of the Ancient and Honorable Boston Artillery Company. Thank you Bill
July 19, 20233 yr Author #18 If anyone has access to any information which could shed light on who H.S.A. is I would be very indebted. Thank you for looking
July 20, 20233 yr Author #19 Please don’t hesitate to leave a comment, observation or anything helpful.
July 20, 20233 yr Author #21 40 minutes ago, TrenchRat said: Some fantastic articles you have there...! Thank you Trench
July 27, 20232 yr Author #22 This was added recently from the same group. Battery A Field Artillery Massachusetts Not sure what the 94 or paper tag mean other than the name of a mule and it’s number.
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