These weren't the standard but were sold through SH&G for high ranking officer and militia units. These were more of a flashy article rather than designating rank or being used in a practical way.Don Troiani mentioned in an interview that these were quite useless in field. I think they do look great. I'm sure there must be photos of officers wearing them. They're a French design.
Likewise !And here I thought someone was starting a thread about Blackadder....
You're spot on in your description of the appearance and origin of the sabretache. I just wonder if by the middle of the 19th century, that small, ornate, obviously non-functional little cartridge box might qualify as one. No - they were never part of any US cavalry equipment.
Looks like a dispatch box to me. What exactly were these for again? I'm familiar with seeing them in photos as this photo but I am at a loss for the function. I know the one's worn on the back were for dispatches that the dispatch rider never reads. It was like a little mailbox. Maybe I am confusing thos with something else.
Fencing Granddaughters, some old troubles simply won't go away!
I called one in the photo a sabretache for lack of a better word. To put personal effects in mainly. One could call it a pistol cartridge box as well but the officer depicted does not seem to be wearing a pistol. I guess it depends on the ultimate purpose for which the item is being used.
Your battle granddaughter. Thanks for the response. I didn't think I was obtuse on the subject of what a baldric is but I never know what I don't know until I know it.
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