Description
and had poor range
The piece is mounted on a 3½ x 8” wooden board with a provenance note at the front
though the silver border and helmet have lost their silvering
It is a finely made garment grey wool exterior shell with quilted rayon type interior lining
crossguard (tsuba)
Original U.S. Indian Wars M1883 Sack Coat / Fatigue Blouse by Browning King & Co. Uniform Department - Rare U.S. Artillery and had poor rangeOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an outstanding Indian Wars private purchase M1883 Sack coat by one of the most prolific tailors in American military history, Browning King & Co. Started in 1822, the firm outfitted military men following the Civil War, receiving countless contracts for military uniforms in the coming years. This article from a 1934 dated newspaper gives a great history of the firm: To Harvard, Yale and Princeton men,