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Belt w/ scabbard

Collection Type

  • Armament

Date

1860-1861

GUSN

GUSN-24538

Description

White leather belt w/ copper plated steel buckle and side harness for holding scabbard. Scabbard is black leather w/ a gilded steel top.

Details

Descriptive Terms

scabbards
leather
civil wars
armed forces
Leather
Military
Civil War
SCABBARD

Inscription

Embossed on buckle: ""U.S.""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21.5 x 32 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5357AB

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