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Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection

Sat, Nov 22, 2025 09:00AM EST
Lot 53

[CIVIL WAR] Union Artillery Shell Jacket

Estimate: $750 - $1,500

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

Original, Civil War regulation dark blue wool artillery shell jacket. Lining bears US Quartermaster stamp. 

 

Per regulations, the jacket bears 12 button holes, however only 3 general service eagle buttons remain down the front. Additional 2 buttons to each sleeve, and 4 to the collar. Jacket is trimmed in red, representing the artillery branch. Its cotton lining is complete. 14 1/2 in. shoulder, 22 3/4 in. sleeve. 

 

An excellent and presentable example. 

 

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

Condition

Split to back along seam, 4 1/2 in. 

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