July Military Auction
Lot 25254:
Description
A late 19th-century United States Marine Corps woven canvas cartridge belt manufactured under the Anson Mills patent by Thomas C. Orndorff. The belt is constructed from heavy black woven webbing and features ten integrated black leather cartridge loops secured with brass rivets, designed for large-bore ammunition or shotgun shells. The hardware consists of two sliding brass adjustment keepers and a brass interlocking H-pattern buckle. The front of the buckle features an applied brass USMC Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) emblem of the period. The reverse of the female buckle component is incised with the manufacturer’s mark: ANSON MILLS, PAT. FEB. 1, 1881. T.C. ORNDORFF SOLE MANF. WORCESTER, MASS. U.S.A. An interior fastener stud is marked: PAT. OCT. 31, 93.
Length: Adjustable, currently set between 33 and 35 inches. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346
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