More ebay wonders

[csabugler]

Re: More ebay wonders

Do you suppose he carbon-dated those boots to tell their age????

[IowaYank]

While on the ebay topic, here is an intersting daugerotype (sp?) of a soldier and his mount. http://cgi.ebay.com/TINTYPE-CIVIL-WA...ayphotohosting

[CJSchumacher]

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Holy Crap that's nice! I don't think its pre-war. He's an artillery bugler and riding a grimsley. I'm making that assumption based on the crossed cannon and his artillery saber in the studio image. As you well know, grimsley's are not uncommon in that branch of service.

Nice find!

[csabugler]

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Sky blue trousers, so probably not real early war.

[Ken Knopp]

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WOW!! That IS a nice image!! Look at the detail! Ebay has alot of worthless krap but occaisional "gems" like this are worth taking the time to burn on the computer.
Yes, I agree lets make "The Civil World According to Ebay" a regular on this forum. It will be educational and fun.


Ken R Knopp

https://www.confederatesaddles.com

[csabugler]

Civil War, I don't think so, but maybe indian or WWI. At least they are cheap. What does the survey say!!?? US stamp at toe, I've not seen that

http://cgi.ebay.com/Civil-War-US-Leather-Wood-Horse-Riding-Stirrups-Calvary_W0QQitemZ330307594051QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH _DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330307594051&_trksid=p32 86.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7 C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A5 0

[CompanyWag]

A Real Cav Gem on eBay

I don't suppose any of you gents happened to notice this image for sale on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270344307034

I love this image...it has it all! The seller thinks its an officer, but obviously he's uniformed and equipped as an enlisted man.

• Outdoor image with camp in background
• Mounted, fully equipped cavalryman whose mount remained steady enough for a clear image
• He's reversed his sword so it appears correctly in the tintype image and has stuck his Whitney (not Remington in my opinion) in his belt
• Clear image of the 1859 McClellan...you can clearly see the front quarterstrap and ring, rawhide cover, enlisted saddle bag and non-regulation saddle blanket
• I notice he's using a running martingale with stoppers on his reins and neck strap. How common a practise was this in the 19-century military?

Gad, I wish I had more disposable income right now. $995 with several hours to go and the reserve hasn't been met yet!

Paul McKee

[csabugler]

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Interesting. Looks like rosettes on the side on the halter, and one on the forehead. They are highlighted in the pic. I forget the correct term for that practice with pictures . Also some sort of highlighted spot on his left collar, but set too far back to be rank insignia, imho.

[CompanyWag]

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The highlighting (gold tinting) on the collar would correspond to one of the collar buttons on his federal-issue mounted service jacket (shell jacket). The yellow tape trim is notorious for disappearing in period photographs due to the color sensitivity of period photographic emulsions.

Paul McKee

[csabugler]

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I thought of a collar button on the MSJ, but it looks too far to the real, but then it is tinting done after the fact.