ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL- ARMY CAVALRY HORSE GROOMING BRUSH!

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MEASURING 9" X 5 " , THIS RARE LEATHER HORSE GROOMING BRUSH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ALL NATURAL BRISTLES ARE INTACT AND THE LEATHER IS SMOOTH AND NOT BRITTLE. ALL STITCHING IS INTACT AND PERFECT. STAMPED ON THE HANDLE, IS " US ". ON THE TOP OF THE BRUSH UNDER THE HANDLE IS STAMPED " US " " ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL" WITH ARSENAL STAMPED TWICE. ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL IN ROCK ISLAND , ILLINOIS WAS ESTABLISHED BY ACT OF CONGRESS 1862. IT HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MANUFACTURER OF MANY ITEMS INCLUDING LEATHER HORSE EQUIPMENT DATING BACK TO 1880, AND WAS A CONFEDERATE POW CAMP. A VERY UNIQUE PIECE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS.