Group of 3 US Military Belts

1.) Sam Browne Belt with nickel silver sword hangar, a size 36 shoulder strap, and size 34 belt. Maker mark to the belt reads DEHNER'S/OMAHA, with a nearby retailer sticker for Bravo & McKeegan/Stockton, Calif. Sword hangar loop is stamped SOLID/NICKEL SILVER/RUSTPROOF.

2.) American Indian Wars Era Infantry Officer's Dress belt with four rows of gilt lace over blue silk facing mounting a matching two-piece sword suspension and cast model 1851 belt plate displaying the {Spread Wing Eagle} within olive branches and below a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM. Belt is black leather with stitched facing. Maker mark struck in the leather liner reads GRAND ST/J.H. MCKENNEY & CO/NEW YORK. J.H. McKenney & Co. gradually took over the older Baker & McKenney military gods starting 1863, and advertised extensively from 1872 onward. Financial difficulties would see the company eventually absorbed by Ridabock & Co.

3.) American Indian Wars Era officer's sword belt featuring four rows of gold lace spaced with red silk, a black leather liner, two-piece sword mount, and a stamped belt plate. Belt plate displays a {Spread wing eagle} below banner with the national motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. Belt struck with size 38 mark on interior.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

1.) Very Good. Some light scratches with verdigris to brass parts.

2.) Very Good. Some cracking to the belt, tarnish over belt plate and loose stitches. Leather remains supple with cracking and crazing overall.

3.) Very Good. Belt plate possibly cleaned at some point with scratches overall. Some broken stitching and frays to the outer textile, and peeling edges close to belt plate. Leather remains supple with some white residues and cracking.

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Mr. Carey joined Cowan’s, a Freeman's company, in 2021 and is a 40-year veteran of the sporting arms and outdoor recreation industry. Carey joined Cowan’s from Griffin & Howe at Hudson Farms in Andover, N.J., where he was responsible for the acquisition, appraisal, and consignment of top-tier firearms consignments from important makers such as James Purdey & Sons of London, Beretta, Caesar Guerini, B. Rizzini, Bertuzzi, Renato Telo, and Anderson Wheeler.

Mr. Tim Prince

Senior Consulting Specialist, Arms, Armor & Militaria

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Tim Prince has more than 30-years of experience in the field of antique and collectible arms and is a nationally recognized expert in the area of Civil War small arms. A long-time researcher and author, Tim has been a contributing author to two major books about Civil War firearms, including The English Connection: Arms, Material and Support Furnished to the Confederate States of America by Great Britain (2014) and Confederate Shotguns and Southern Agent Marked Shotguns (2017). He was also a major contributor to the recently updated Blue Book of Antique American Firearms & Values – 2nd Edition (2019) as well as the 2010 updates to the Civil War Collector's Price Guide - 12th edition. Over the last decade Tim has authored more than 50 articles on 19th century collectible and military arms, which have been published in such varied publications as Civil War News, North-South Trader, and Military Antique Collector. Since 2016 has appeared as a featured appraiser in the field of Arms & Militaria on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. He is a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and currently serves on the board of directors of that organization. He is also a member of and formerly served on the board of directors of the Society of American Bayonet Collectors. Tim is a life member of the Ohio Valley Military Society, the Tennessee Military Collectors Association, the Alabama Military Collectors Association, is a member of the Company of Military Historians and is a member of numerous other colleting groups and societies. He is the owner of College Hill Arsenal, a web based antique and collectible arms retail web site, specializing in the American Civil War and related military items. Tim has engaged in the business of buying, selling, researching, and appraising antique and collectible arms and associated military items for some three decades. Since 2016 he has also served as a senior Consulting Specialist in the field of Arms, Armor & Militaria for Cowan’s Auctions, a Freeman's Company.

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