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M1872 CAVALRY FARRIER SERGEANT STRIPES:
An original Indian War Period US Army Cavalry Farrier
Brassard sewn into an original Indian War Cavalry
Sergeants Chevron, this insignia is somewhat of an
anomaly. There is no record of the US Army approving
this particular rating, so the existence of this
specimen is unusual. It is not impossible that an
individual unit commander, be it regular army or state
militia, decided that a particular individual deserved
the additional rank and took it upon himself to award
the recognition without the approval of the army. Such
uniform variances were certainly not unknown in the
Indian War army, and units separated by extreme
distances often took advantage of the isolation to march
to their own drummer. The chevrons are yellow wool
trimmed with a dark blue cording and they are surmounted
by the Cavalry Farrier’s brassard. The combination of
Dark Blue, Yellow and Blue Gray wool creates an
attractive piece and makes for a nice display piece for
your collection. This chevron is in like new, unissued
condition with a very small (less than 1/64”) moth hole
in the middle stripe near the point. $100
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