Group of 19th Century US Military Accoutrements

1.) McKeever Cartridge Box. 6.5" x 1.5" x 4.25". Black leather cartridge box with ten varnished canvas loops and an internal bulge for the tool with riveted and stitched belt loops. Interior struck MCKEEVER'S PATENT/JUL 10 1873,/J.H. WILSON maker mark with the outer face featuring embossed circled N.G.P. mark for the National Guard of Pennsylvania.

2.) Model 1885 holster with belt. Holster measures 12.25" in length and features a belt loop retained with stitching and three brass rivets, with a brass stud to secure the flap, and two holes to flap. Item comes with a leather belt with cast US belt plate.

3.) 1864 Cartridge Box. 8" x 6.75" x 2.25". Black leather cartridge box with flap cover showing embossed US mark, belt loops retained with stitching and rivets, twin tin magazines, and a brass stud to secure the flap. Outer flap struck in the lower right corner G.J. WOODSBURY/U.S./ORD. DEPT./SUB INSPECTOR. Closure tab has torn off.

4.) Cavalry Carbine Cartridge Box with 18 cartridge holes. 7.25" x 4" x 2". Cartridge box composed of black leather and mounting a wood insert with 18 ports for carrying cartridges. The number 160. is painted along the right side of the box. Mounts a leather belt with sand cast {US Eagle} belt plate.

5) Two (2) US M1887 Rifle Slings.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

1.) Very Good. Some white residues overall with verdigris to brass parts, cracking and crazing to exterior leather. Leather remains supple with strong stitching.

2.) Very Good. Cracking and crazing to the leather with verdigris to brass. Belt has some abrasions and wastage.

3.) Good. Cracking and crazing overall with white residues to the flap and pouch, deep cracking to the upper flap, and a torn off tie down strap. Verdigris to all brass parts.

4.) Good. Outer leather face of the flap with some flaking on the edges and the stitching splitting. Shows crazing and cracking overall, particularly deeply cracked on the belt. Brass parts exhibit a deep tarnish.

5.) Fair to Good with moderate wear and crazing.

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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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