Model 1855 painted linen canvas double bag knapsack complete with leather straps. Leather cap box maker marked "C.S. STORMS / MAKER. N.Y.," accompanied by Civil War-period letter dated March 1865, from Alfred Hart of the 198th Pennsylvania, indicating that the knapsack may have been previously owned by Hart. Plus leather carbine socket with buckle. "Bull's eye" oblate spheroid tin canteen without cover or sling. Wooden battle alarm. And a brass, lead filled eagle box sling plate on the remnant of an Indian Wars haversack sling. Condition: Fair; all items show age and wear. Knapsack body has several tears. Cap box lacks fleece lining. Canteen has an hole at the base. Finish on sling cracking.
Model 1855 painted linen canvas double bag knapsack complete with leather straps. Leather cap box maker marked "C.S. STORMS / MAKER. N.Y.," accompanied by Civil War-period letter dated March 1865, from Alfred Hart of the 198th Pennsylvania, indicating that the knapsack may have been previously owned by Hart. Plus leather carbine socket with buckle. "Bull's eye" oblate spheroid tin canteen without cover or sling. Wooden battle alarm. And a brass, lead filled eagle box sling plate on the remnant of an Indian Wars haversack sling. Condition: Fair; all items show age and wear. Knapsack body has several tears. Cap box lacks fleece lining. Canteen has an hole at the base. Finish on sling cracking.
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