CONFEDERATE OFFICER’S SHELL JACKET.

Revised: 9/17/2012

Please Note: A) There is a nice display case that this jacket was displayed in. B) Consignor states although the jacket descended in their family they do not know who wore it or even if the wearer was an ancestor.

CONFEDERATE OFFICER’S SHELL JACKET. This officer’s shell jacket is being offered for the first time by direct family descent from a southwestern Virginia family through multiple generations. The family is unaware of which descendent wore it, but this coat is a wonderful example of a regulation Butternut jean cloth coat popular in the mid to late war. This coat has the cut and tailoring of other identified Confederate shell jackets. This coat is in remarkably fine condition, missing only one of its 14 orig buttons. The buttons are 3-pc staffs of mixed backmarks, Extra Quality, Horstmann and Superior Quality but all have identical or similar faces. This coat is lined and padded with a polished olive green twill liner. Sleeves are lined with white cotton. The ghost of a single strand of quatrefoiling is evident on each sleeve, as can be seen in photos. Single strand of quatrefoiling would have denoted a company grade officer of lieutenant. Butternut shell jackets are very rare. In private hands there are probably only a handful and in institutional collections not a lot more. CONDITION: This coat overall is in very good condition. Surface of coat shows small areas of scattered moth damage, as can be seen in photos, however most of the orig knap is still present. One button has been reattached, where the other 12 buttons retain their orig attachments. There is a 2″ repair to attach a seam in bottom corner of lining, otherwise coat appears orig and untouched throughout. 4-46276 JS43 (25,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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
	2086	$24,150.00	Revised: 9/17/2012 Please Note: A) There is a nice display case that this jacket was displayed in. B) Consignor states although the jacket descended in their family they do not know who wore it or even if the wearer was an ancestor. CONFEDERATE OFFICER’S SHELL JACKET. This officer’s shell jacket is being offered for the first time by direct family descent from a southwestern Virginia family through multiple generations. The family is unaware of which descendent wore it, but this coat is a wonderful example of a regulation Butternut jean cloth coat popular in the mid to late war. This coat has the cut and tailoring of other identified Confederate shell jackets. This coat is in remarkably fine condition, missing only one of its 14 orig buttons. The buttons are 3-pc staffs of mixed backmarks, Extra Quality, Horstmann and Superior Quality but all have identical or similar faces. This coat is lined and padded with a polished olive green twill liner. Sleeves are lined with white cotton. The ghost of a single strand of quatrefoiling is evident on each sleeve, as can be seen in photos. Single strand of quatrefoiling would have denoted a company grade officer of lieutenant. Butternut shell jackets are very rare. In private hands there are probably only a handful and in institutional collections not a lot more. CONDITION: This coat overall is in very good condition. Surface of coat shows small areas of scattered moth damage, as can be seen in photos, however most of the orig knap is still present. One button has been reattached, where the other 12 buttons retain their orig attachments. There is a 2″ repair to attach a seam in bottom corner of lining, otherwise coat appears orig and untouched throughout. 4-46276 JS43 (25,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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