ORIGINAL US FEDERAL CAVALRY CIVIL WAR GIRTH CINCH 1859 McCLELLAN SADDLE DISPLAY

Description

AN ORIGINAL, VERY WELL PRESERVED CIVIL WAR  US FEDERAL CAVALRY GIRTH OR CINCH FOR THE US 1859 McCLELLAN SADDLE.
IT IS COMPLETE AND UNMOLESTED FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS.
IT IS THE REGULATION 1859 McCLELLAN SADDLE GIRTH ISSUED TO ALL CAVALRY TROOPERS DURING THE CIVIL WAR FOR ALL McCLELLAN SADDLE. IT CONTINUED TO BE IN SERVICE DURING THE EARLY INDIAN WARS UNTIL 1872 WHEN A NEW DESIGN WAS ADOPTED.
THE LEATHER IS DRY WITH  SURFACE CRAZING AND FINISH LOSS TO BE EXPECTED ON LEATHER THIS OLD. THE LEATHER COLOR IS BLACK AS IT SHOULD BE. THE STITCHING IS COMPLETE AND APPEAR SOUND BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD ADVISE NOT TO TUG ON THE LEATHER PARTS TO TEST IT. THE WOOL WEB GIRTH HAS DETERIORATED AS SHOW IN MY PICTURES ON ONE SIDE.
NOTE ALSO THAT THE BILLET KEEPERS ARE SOMEWHAT FLAT AND STIFF AND I WOULD RECOMMEND NOT TO ATTEMPT TO PUSH THROUGH LEATHER STRAPS.
THE IRON HARDWARE IS LIGHTLY RUSTED BUT CAN BE MOVED WITH MUCH OF THE FINISH REMAINING.
THE WOLLEN CLOTH HAS A FEW SNAGS AND ONE MORE MAJOR ONE. IT IS NOT FRAGILE TO HANDLE. THE LARGEST ONE IS SHOWN UP CLOSE IN MY PICTURES. THERE IS SOME THREAD DISCOLORATION AND FADING FROM AGE IN SOME OF THE THREAD WHICH IS ALSO SHOWN UP CLOSE.
MAKER STAMPED ON ONE SIDE  "HOOVER CALHOUN NEW YORK".
A GREAT AND ANYMORE SELDOM FOUND ADDITION TO A CIVIL WAR CAVALRY DISPLAY.  IT WILL DISPLAY WELL IN YOUR COLLECTION.
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VIEW MY OTHER AUCTION . THEY INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF MILITARY ANTIQUES.  KEEP ME ON YOUR FAVORITE SELLERS LIST.
OUR EBAY STORE
MILITARY ANTIQUE EMPORIUM
CARRIES MANY OTHERS FINE MILITARY COLLECTIBLES.
General policies:
Your satisfaction is guaranteed
. If you are not absolutely pleased with an item you bought from us, we do offer a 14 day return policy and would ask that you notify us within 14 days if there is an issue with an item. If we have incorrectly described the item, we will pay for postage both ways. Otherwise postage cost will be the responsibility of the buyer. The items we sell are usually for static display and not to be used in the field today. We do not ever end auctions early. We ask that payment for a store or an auction purchase  be made within 10 days of the transaction. After that we reserve the right to relist the item. We normally post feedback after we have received feedback from the buyer so that we know the item was received and the buyer is pleased with the transaction.
Shipping and handling:
The United States Postal Service is our shipper of choice. We will combined shipping cost for multiple purchases. We are in the Antique Militaria business and do not make money from shipping. We merely try to cover some of our basic costs.
International buyers, please note that all purchases are fully and correctly disclosed on Custom forms for the invoice amount. Be aware that to obtain insurance for an International package, which we encourage you to purchase, the package must be sent via Priority Mail which is much more expensive than First Class Mail.