cavalry halters

[Paul L Muller]

In my rummaging thru an old pile of harness, I found an origanal cav. halter. The leather is shot, but all the hardware is there. The reason I call it a cav. halter is that it has the "bolt". When I releather it , will it be incorrect for use in the CSA cavalry, or just Fed.? Thanks Paul L. Muller

[Mark Choate]

Re: cavalry halters

Paul,
Probably neither, but def not CS. Would want to see photo first.

Mark

[Tom Craig]

Re: cavalry halters

Paul,

In order to answer your question, you'll have to supply more detail, or better yet some pictures. Without additional info it's impossible to give you an accurate answer.

Take care,
Tom Craig
1st Maine Cavarly

[1st Maine Trooper]

Re: cavalry halters

Paul,
If it is in fact an original CW period issue Federal Halter, do nothing to it! It is worth a small fortune as practically none are known to exist! Please please please forward some photos of the halter.
Dave Myrick

[Paul L Muller]

Re: cavalry halters

The halter in question has been repaired twice that I can tell, you know the type "farmer repairs" lots of rivets. I don't know if I"d call it a cw halter, that same styule was ,I would imagian, made and used thru ww1. All I have know is the hardware. paul L. Muller

[J.H.Berger]

Re: cavalry halters

Hello Paul, please post some pictures. We can tell you more thereafter.