Original U.S. Indian Wars First Issue Named M1872 Infantry Haversack Headgear As with many countries

As with many countries

4 Spike soon enough

meaning he was with his regiment through the entire war

probably 180+ years old

The Tunic with its leather belt etc in place has been hanging in an attic untended for nearly 100 years and has suffered the consequences of being attacked by moth mostly to the bottoms of the pockets and the Tunic's hem

Original U.S. Indian Wars First Issue Named M1872 Infantry Haversack Headgear As with many countriesOriginal Item: Only One Available. The term haversack comes from the seventeenth century Low German word hafersach meaning a cavalry trooper's bag for horse provender, literally an oat sack. By the mid eighteenth century the French were using the word havresac to mean a single strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying rations. This term came over into English with the same meaning. Prior to 1851 haversacks were made of white linen in a