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A historic assortment of lots carefully curated to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, bringing together significant artifacts, documents, and objects that illuminate the people, events, and ideals that shaped the nation’s founding and early development.
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Lot 233

[CIVIL WAR] Model 1858 Artillery Shell Jacket w/ Cincinnati Depot Marks

Estimate: $750 - $1,500
Starting Bid
$400

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$100 $25
$300 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
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$50,000 $5,000

U.S. Model 1858 Civil War artillery shell jacket. Dark blue wool, trimmed in red worsted tape, with standing collar, brass-buttoned front, pointed cuffs, and shaped rear skirts with false pocket welts. Cincinnati, Ohio: Cincinnati Depot, Civil War period. Marked "3" and "F. H. Shafer / U.S. Insp. / Cin't OH" to interior right sleeve.

 

The interior is lined with blue wool and white muslin, with a vertical breast pocket along the edge of the left liner seam. The 12 front buttons per regulation, 4 collar buttons and 4 cuff buttons are all present and are all General Service eagle buttons without backmarks. 

 

[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Militaria, Accouterment, Equipment, Uniforms]

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