Ciivl War leather neck stocks

[major bill]

Although Marines are known as Leathernecks The US Army used leather neck stocks from 1775 until 1871. The soldiers did not overly care for them. The US Army had some leather neck stocks made during the Civil War but they were not universally supplied. The US Army only obtained 467,000 during the Civil War so not every soldier could have received one.

I am not sure the Confederate Army made any effort to supply thier troops with leather neck stocks.

 

[major bill]

Looks comfortable to me. Do reenactors wear these?

 

[Package4]

No, since you would be hard pressed to find a photograph of them in the field. Reenactors are infamous for replicating anything seen in a period photograph...........I have even seen a reenactor trying to replicate the following look:

 

[major bill]

Well the Army purchased at least a half of million of these during the Civil War so they are "period".

 

[Package4]

Well the Army purchased at least a half of million of these during the Civil War so they are "period".

Yes and I would almost guarantee that the contractor who supplied them knew someone...........I wonder if they were finally issued in WW1