Original U.S. Civil War Early “Hardpack” Knapsack with 51st Regimental Unit Marking Painted on Flap U.S. Grenades 49th Motorstandarte (Regiment)

49th Motorstandarte (Regiment)

There are small age spots

with some lighter finish on the rifling from cleaning

with just a few small dents from service

The mouth of the shell casing has been turned out Blunderbuss style converting the item into a Vase for a man's Button Hole Bloom

Original U.S. Civil War Early “Hardpack” Knapsack with 51st Regimental Unit Marking Painted on Flap U.S. Grenades 49th Motorstandarte (Regiment)Original Item: One of a kind. This is an original U. S. Civil War wood framed "Hard Pack" Knapsack or Backpack. Dating between the 1860 1865 this Union issue Civil War pack is painted on the front flap with a 51 in white. There were multiple regiments with the number 51 in the American Civil War, including regiments from Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, so we cant say for certain which one this