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Belt "Belt
should be black or black buff, 1.9" wide with brass keeper or leather keeper loop
affixed. Buckle should be the 1832 style oval plate with lead back and brass hooks."
(Bully Boys) Historic
Clothiers (Nick
Sekela) "Best
quality waistbelt, you supply buckle." (Bully Boys) Lukas
Berg "High
quality waistbelt in smooth or buff finish, good source for buckles." (Bully Boys) C
& D Jarnagin "Pretty
good waist belt in smooth or buff finish." (Bully Boys) T.Czekanski
Leatherworks "Decent
waistbelt with St. Louis stamp." (Bully Boys) Levi
Ledbetter "Decent
waistbelt (specify 1.9" width)." (Bully Boys)
Missouri
Boot & Shoe (Bob Serio) Owens
Accouterments (James Owens) Butch
Myers Chris
Schreiber
F.
Burgess & Co. Cartridge Box "The
US M1855 cartridge box should be used (i.e. the type with provision for both belt and
sling attachment.) US pattern tins with divider in the top portions are a must. On all
leather gear, look for tight hand and period machine stitching used in construction. Avoid
the wide modern machine stitching used in most sutler boxes. Avoid stainless steel
buckles." (Bully Boys) Historic
Clothiers (Nick
Sekela) "Highest
quality machine or machine/hand stitched boxes." (Bully Boys) C
& D Jarnagin "Jarnagin has improved the accuracy of their
products in the past two years and provide great service. They also provide the tins for
the cartridge box." (24th Mich) Chris
Schreiber "Makes the
absolute best leather goods in the hobby, exact replicas." (W.B.) Lukas Berg "Excellent
hand-stitched boxes." (Bully Boys) Missouri
Boot & Shoe
(Bob Serio) Owens
Accouterments (James Owens) T.Czekanski
Leatherworks Butch
Myers F.
Burgess & Co. Cap
Box "May
be early `shield' type or a later pattern. Look for crisp edges and tight stitching.
Should have fleece sewn in top of box to keep caps from falling out. Small loop for
holding `nipple pick' is an accurate option." (Bully
Boys) Historic
Clothiers (Nick
Sekela)
"Highest
quality cap boxes." (Bully Boys) Lukas
Berg "Excellent
cap boxes." (Bully Boys) Owens
Accouterments (James Owens)
Missouri
Boot & Shoe (Bob Serio) T.Czekanski
Leatherworks C
& D Jarnigan Butch
Myers Chris
Schreiber
F.
Burgess & Co. Bayonet Scabbard "....US
type, worn on the left hip and sloping backward at an angle. Stitched and riveted variant
are okay. The most common types are both stitched and riveted. The scabbard should be made
so that the socket of the bayonet turns inward, toward the body." (Bully Boys) Historic
Clothiers (Nick
Sekela) "Highly
accurate, two rivet pattern." (Bully Boys) Missouri
Boot & Shoe
(Bob Serio) "Highly
accurate, two rivet pattern." (Bully Boys) Lukas
Berg "Highly
accurate, subject to availability." (Bully Boys) Owens
Accouterments (James Owens) T.Czekanski
Leatherworks F.
Burgess & Co. Chris
Schreiber C
& D Jarnigan Butch
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