INDIAN SCOUT’S RED WOOL SHIRT

Revised: 10/19/2007

(Correction) The description should read that the item is of the 19th Century, not the 9th Century.

INDIAN SCOUT’S RED WOOL SHIRT 9th C. red wool shirt fitted with 14 standard issue brass military buttons. The shirt with bib-type frontlet at top also fitted with 2 silver Indian scout crossed arrow insignia on the tip of both collars. Insignia has been on the collars for some time and there is some light silver tarnish staining on the underside of the insignia. The military issued brass buttons have all been restitched on to the uniform with modern thread, and each of the eye holes of the buttons have been restitched with modern thread. Otherwise this shirts general construction is appropriate 19th C. construction. Consignor purchased this some years back from a dealer who dealt in Indian Wars material and who represented this as an Indian scout’s shirt. However we have been unable to find a military issued shirt with scouts conforming to this particular look. Its color and form are striking, and the shirt itself and most of its components are definitely 19th C. SIZE: Men’s medium to large CONDITION: Condition: Shirt generally has a very appealing condition. Couple of scattered spots of mothing and at one time some damage on the shirt was restitched with modern thread, mostly relegated to one sleeve, and the right side of the front of the shirt. At the same time a reinforced strip of cotton cloth was added to the back of some of the eye holes. While the color is bright and strong, it is slightly mottled. 4-32419 JJ295 (1,500-3,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2077D	$0.00	Revised: 10/19/2007 (Correction) The description should read that the item is of the 19th Century, not the 9th Century. INDIAN SCOUT’S RED WOOL SHIRT 9th C. red wool shirt fitted with 14 standard issue brass military buttons. The shirt with bib-type frontlet at top also fitted with 2 silver Indian scout crossed arrow insignia on the tip of both collars. Insignia has been on the collars for some time and there is some light silver tarnish staining on the underside of the insignia. The military issued brass buttons have all been restitched on to the uniform with modern thread, and each of the eye holes of the buttons have been restitched with modern thread. Otherwise this shirts general construction is appropriate 19th C. construction. Consignor purchased this some years back from a dealer who dealt in Indian Wars material and who represented this as an Indian scout’s shirt. However we have been unable to find a military issued shirt with scouts conforming to this particular look. Its color and form are striking, and the shirt itself and most of its components are definitely 19th C. SIZE: Men’s medium to large CONDITION: Condition: Shirt generally has a very appealing condition. Couple of scattered spots of mothing and at one time some damage on the shirt was restitched with modern thread, mostly relegated to one sleeve, and the right side of the front of the shirt. At the same time a reinforced strip of cotton cloth was added to the back of some of the eye holes. While the color is bright and strong, it is slightly mottled. 4-32419 JJ295 (1,500-3,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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