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1863 Civil War, Cherokee (Confederate) Breastplate, Modern Reproduction

$ 132

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Condition: 157 Years of survival? Used
  • Original/Reproduction: Reproduction

    Description

    Modern Reproduction? 1863 Civil War, Cherokee soldier (Confederate) Breastplate. During the Civil War many of the Cherokee Indians from North Carolina fought with the Confederate troops. Obverse: Cherokee Indian bust with engraved "1863  1st Co. Cherokee Mounted Rifles". Reverse: stamped "C.S.A. 1863". 3"x2 1/2".
    Provenance: Originally from the Somers
    Mountain Museum (in Connecticut) circa 1970, then collectors
    Emil A. 'Tex' Mulnite of Windsorville, Connecticut, (Deceased) and Chet Mulka
    also of Connecticut
    .
    157 Years of survival? Free USPS, priority shipping.