Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Waist Belt Made from Bridle Leather with Model 1839 Belt Buckle & U.S. Ordnance Department Acceptance Stamp VHS 0000-069-0769-198

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first Presidential Unit Citation for its actions on 23 and 24 April during the Battle of Sedjenane

This knife is later production

Measures approximately 18 1/2 inches in length all together

The bottom of the casing is marked with 2/940 SMI PG 20

Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Waist Belt Made from Bridle Leather with Model 1839 Belt Buckle & U.S. Ordnance Department Acceptance Stamp VHS 0000-069-0769-198Original Item. Only One Available. Bridle Leather is a traditional vegetable tanned leather that has both the flesh and grain side of the leather stuffed with greases and finished with wax. This gives the leather an ultra smooth appearance, both back and front. It also creates a softer, more pliable leather than veg tanning alone. That makes it a perfect choice for belts worn by Cavalrymen. This is an outstanding example of a Civil War Federal Issue