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MODEL 1910 US ARMY OFFICER’S MAP CASE – COMPLETE
WITH FULL SHOULDER STRAP - A CLASSIC WORLD WAR ONE
OFFICER’S FIELD ACCESSORY: Part of every
officer’s basic kit while serving in the field or on the
front lines, this Model 1910 Officer’s Map Case not only
provided protection for the maps, but also served as a
carrier for the officer’s pens and pencils, and had a
pocket for dispatches, orders, and his daily reports.
Made of russet leather and measuring 11” long and 6”
wide, this case is complete with the full length
shoulder strap and the sliding cross strap for securing
the sling to the officer’s body. The surface of the
leather is smooth with an even medium russet color. The
sling is full form with no weak points and complete with
the snap hooks, the rings and buckle. Both main flap
closing tabs are full form and the closing finials are
present. The two cross closing straps are full length
with no weak points. The main flap covering the writing
utensil tubes and the dispatch pocket suffered some wear
to the edges of the flap. The edges have been
reinforced from the underside and the flap presents well
and is solid. The interior plastic covers for the maps
have suffered some from age, with the inside edge of the
two outer plastic sheets having separated from the
leather seams. The majority of the plastic is still
present and it is clear and stable. Both green wool
felt sheets are still present and are in full form with
no significant wear. All of the seams are intact and
all the hardware is present.
When acquired from a New York estate, the case contained
two maps – one a 1940 dated US Army War College aerial
map of the Potsdam, New York area issued by the First US
Army, and the second a State of New York highway map.
Both maps are included with the sale of this case. The
presence of these two maps with the 1940 date
illustrates that these map cases were in use right up to
the threshold of our entry into World War Two when they
would soon be replaced by a OD web map case.
Introduced well before World War One and continued in
use through the interwar years, these map cases were a
necessary accoutrement for every officer, and in spite
of obvious evidence of use, this map case has survived
in very nice condition. (1004) $165
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