Original U.S. Civil War Pistol Cartridge Box U.S. Uniforms A copy of the letter

A copy of the letter from Al Finjan Antiques as well as the translation is included in this purchase

This may mean that the trigger guard was swapped out at some point

now fully cleaned and restored

Complete with its original ramrod

One way or the other the knives were produced in the US during World War II and appear to have been intended to provide cheap weapons to resistance fighters

Original U.S. Civil War Pistol Cartridge Box U.S. Uniforms A copy of the letterOriginal Item: Only One Available. US Infantry accouterments from 1839 1851, specifically Frogs on Bayonet Scabbards, Waist Belts and Cartridge Box Slings, were made from White Buff Leather. Buff leather is leather that has been whitened through a complex, expensive and time consuming chemical process. In 1851, the US Ordnance Dept. changed the leather used in these items to "Buff Leather, Blacked." Hence, all existing accouterments in the US Arsenals