Re: British Import Haversacks
Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I came across this while researching various wartime haversack patterns. I am the one who purchased one of John Henry Kurtz's haversacks from his 2008 auction. I had assumed that this haversack was a private purchase or contract variant. I am now convinced that this is a British import that was painted and modified with a closure buckle for US use.
Regarding the question about dug examples of the hardware, yes, I have seen the brass loops dug out of the Brandy Station camps. See my writeup in the "Incoming" section of North South Trader vol 37, #1, where I compare some dug brass hardware to my haversack.
Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I came across this while researching various wartime haversack patterns. I am the one who purchased one of John Henry Kurtz's haversacks from his 2008 auction. I had assumed that this haversack was a private purchase or contract variant. I am now convinced that this is a British import that was painted and modified with a closure buckle for US use.
Regarding the question about dug examples of the hardware, yes, I have seen the brass loops dug out of the Brandy Station camps. See my writeup in the "Incoming" section of North South Trader vol 37, #1, where I compare some dug brass hardware to my haversack.
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