(MILITARY BUFFALO SOLDIERS) Soldiers haversack from the I c

Sale 2239 - Lot 363

Price Realized: $ 1,140

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

WITH MOST OF THE ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES (MILITARY--BUFFALO SOLDIERS.) Soldier's haversack from the "I" company, 10th calavry. Original heavy canvas with leather straps, and scabbards for knife and fork; original linen sacks for sugar and salt, etc. present; original leather strap somewhat dry, but quite sound. should be seen Np, circa 1898-1918

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Formed as a segregated African-American unit of the United States Army, the 10th Cavalry was one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" regiments. It served in combat during the Indian Wars in the western United States, the Spanish-American War in Cuba and in the War in the Philippines. It was the only African-American unit under American command that fought German soldiers (advisors) in World War I. The present haversack would have been carried by a soldier on his back, along with the rest of his gear.