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MODEL 1887 CARBINE BOOT- IDENTIFIED TO COMPANY A,
7TH CAVALRY: Identified to the
famous 7th US Cavalry Regiment with unit
applied inventory stamps, this Model 1887 Carbine Boot
has survived as a very nice historic specimen.
This boot retains its full form and all of the full
length straps that have no breaks, tears or other
damage. The seam is intact, the boot retains its shape,
and the brass plate is not flattened or out of shape.
The surface of the leather is very good for a documented
issued piece, with very minimal crazing and no flaking
or loss of surface finish to the body of the boot or to
the straps.
The front of the boot is legibly stamped “A 7 45” – a
unit applied identification marking which indicates A
Company, 7th Cavalry Regiment, Number 45.
This unit applied marking was stamped over the “ROCK
ISLAND ARSENAL” stamp, which is now just legible
immediately below and to the left of the unit stamps.
While this boot was introduced and issued long after the
7th’s most famous moment in history at the
Little Big Horn, this boot was probably in the
regiment’s inventory when it was engaged at Wounded Knee
in December of 1890, and Company A was definitely
present at that tragic event.
This carbine boot is a very collectable piece,
associated with a famous cavalry regiment and in
remarkably very good condition.
SOLD
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