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Orig Civil War US Cavalry Buff Saber Belt
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Original Civil War US Cavalry enlistedman's saber belt. A key piece for any Civil War collection or display.
Since Ebay seems to be trying to clean up the Civil War category by canceling auctions, but their staff does not have any expertise in the area, a number of good items have been bounced (and many fake or misrepresented items left on to sell), and it has been necessary to add a lot of explanatory text. If you know the material already, skip to the condition section. This is the standard regulation US Cavalry saber belt issued to enlisted cavalrymen: privates, sergeants, and corporals. These came in three main types: bridle leather, waxed leather (bridle with the rough side out), and buff, which is a different tanning process that produces a leather somewhat like a modern suede. This is the so called 1851 pattern, to distinguish it from the 1840 pattern and the postwar patterns, and it exhibits the typical mid-Civil War changes to a slightly wider belt and plate, and the use of a one-piece German silver (nickel silver) wreath, rather than a three-piece wreath. This is an arsenal or contract produced plate for use on cavalry and artillery saber belts, foot artillery sword belts, and NCO belts. Commercial, that it is: privately purchased, belt plates for officers belts and the like have the same form, but make use of a wreath cast integrally to the plate rather than separately applied. They appear less fancy to us, but are usually of a higher quality casting and the wreaths on them were frequently silvered, which has worn off over the years. Condition. very good condition. A little stiff but not too bad. Will soften further with some gently kneading of the leather. (Do not use leather dressing on buff.) As with most of these, the original black color has oxidized to a slightly mottled brown. The belt plate and keeper have matching bench numbers (498.) These were not serial numbers, but numbers used to keep parts together on the work bench during the final phases of assembly, which required some filing and hand fitting. The sliding buff loop, forward D-rings and saber suspension hook are in place, as is the rear square ring, which held the long saber sling as the front lower D-ring held the shorter saber sling. The shoulder belt, when used, looped through the square ring on the back and adjusted with a hook on itself. The forward end passed over the shoulder and had a somewhat larger hook that connected with the upper D-ring. These shoulder belts were often discarded as an encumbrance and as the tendency in later years of the war was for the cavalryman to secure his saber to the saddle rather than the belt, the slings were often unbuttoned from the belt and used to strap the saber on the left side of the saddle under the trooper's leg. The belt adjusts by a flat brass hook on one end that feeds through a slot in the side of the belt plate and loops back on itself. As usual, there are several sets of holes to adjust the belt to different lengths for wear over different garments- a bulky overcoat for instance, or a thin unlined fatigue blouse. Guaranteed original forever. US only please. $12.95 priority mail shipping. NY addresses add tax. Thanks! 
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