Uniforms
& Clothing Items (Headgear follows
below)
All items listed below
are offered & sold as collector items only, and not recommended or
warranted for wear
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PRICES REDUCED ON
EVERYTHING, AND EVERYTHING IS NOW PRICED WAY BELOW ORIGINAL COST IN ALL
CASES!! NEED TO MOVE THESE ITEMS ALONG. PLEASE SCROLL THROUGH AND
YOU WILL FIND SOME GREAT BUYS.
1U - WWII NAVY PEA COAT, SIZE 38
Dale had this hanging in a closet for as long as I can remember, and when I
asked him why, he said it was so good, it could be worn now. He just liked it,
but he never wore it. Tag inside is "U.S. NAVY 100% WOOL -19 - (place for name,
service number, and has contract info)....Size 38". The sailor's name is
stenciled in white "CAINE JJ 588 67 35" in several places, most legibly at the
bottom inside. Just a good solid coat with very few moth nips in the surface of
the fabric. No ripped seams, excellent condition lining. Corduroy lined outer
pockets. $75
2U -
WWII CHENILLE ARMY
ENGINEER INSIGNIA - PATCH Cannot
find in inventory A large,
colorful engineer's castle insignia embroidered in red chenille on a
white felt backing, still on its original store card. Insignia is 3 3/4"
high x 5 5/8" wide. The card is grey green with GEMSCO logo in corner,
and "SEMBLER/CHENILLE EMBLEMS/for SPORTSWEAR" at top. On the bottom
is "Guaranteed Fast Color". Insignia is mint. Card excellent with a flex on one
side, possibly a slight tear; hard to tell with the plastic on. Extremely rare
and desirable insignia from WWII used like patches on jackets, sweaters, etc.,
probably by both military and civilian. I remember these from my childhood
during WWII, but rarely see them today. Discovered in a basement of an old
store. ONLY ONE LEFT! Representative
sample pictured
$10
Sale Price $8
3U - 1902 INFANTRY ARTIFICER PATCH 2
1/4 x 4 1/2". Light blue wool sledge hammers on dark blue.
Single. Mint. $6
Sale Price $5
4U - INDIAN
WAR INFANTRY PIONEER BRASSARD (SPECIALTY PATCH) Used from 1870's up through the
Spanish American War. Large crossed axes cut out of center of
approximately 5 x 10" dark navy
blue wool, backed with white wool. Mint originals. Have a few. Each ...$8
Sale Price $5
5U - ARTILLERY FULL DRESS SHOULDER LOOPS
Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection & Boxer Rebellion,
1898-1902. Heavy wool. Deep red tops. Navy blue
undersides. Type which is sewn into seam where arm meets the shoulder.
Has button hole at opposite end. Shows use and some age toning. Sewn into
jacket, would be 4 1/2" long. Pair...$8
Sale Price $5
6U - ARTILLERY SHOULDER LOOPS OR TABS
Issued for the Spanish American Wars, Philippine Insurrection & Boxer
Rebellion, 1898-1902. Made in the color designating the
branch...in this case, red for Artillery. These are detachable
style and have little wire hooks & eyes and button hole. Have a
few original examples. Usually worn on khaki fatigue jackets.
Sold in pairs - some small variations expected. Approximately 4
3/4" long. Heavy twilled cotton. All excellent and have been
worn. Each pair...$15
Sale Price $10
7U - CAVALRY SHOULDER LOOPS OR TABS Issued for the Spanish
American War, Philippine Insurrection & Boxer Rebellion, 1898-1902.
Made in color designating the branch. Detachable - most held on by
little hook & eye and button hole. Usually worn on the khaki
fatigue jacket. Have a few original examples. Sold in pairs - some
small variations to be expected. Approximately 4 3/4" long.
Cavalry yellow. Heavy twilled cotton. All have been worn.
Have a few needing couple wire hooks replaced. Full hooks...$15
pair Sale
Price $10 Hooks needing replacement...$8 pair
Sale Price $5
8U - SCARCE AND IMPORTANT ACCESSORIES
TO SCARCE MODEL CIVIL WAR EPAULETS This
scarce model was worn by the U.S. Marines, as well as many state units,
of which the Civil War Army was mostly made up. This epaulet model had
the feature of being worn either with or without wood cord fringe. The
Marine fringe was red. I’ve seen yellow fringe for state cavalry
units. The brass frame to hold the fringe is the next difficult part to
obtain, if you have the epaulets…missing the fringe. We offer a matched
pair of the brass fringe holders. The epaulets had open undersides to
the crescent ends, into which these fit. Fine condition. Only about
the third set we’ve found in 30 years. $25
Sale Price $10
Headgear
NOTICE: Within the listings below are some rare and hard to find hat
parts, side buttons, kepi/hat insignia and hat plates. This is material Dale had
acquired over 40+ years. You may find just the right item to fill
in that missing part for your hat or helmet.
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1H - A
NICE GROUP OF ORIGINAL M1881 (few M1872) HELMET SIDE BUTTONS
(Medallions).
All
guaranteed original, from the stash of historic hat parts that Dale
collected for over 40 years.
If you are interested in
purchasing the entire lot, here are the details: I will
list the quantity available for each sub-category below, and also list a
photo. The entire lot AT THE LISTED SALE PRICES, comes to $1130.
I will sell the entire lot for
$975. Anyone who sets up at shows should do quite well with
these. I no longer do shows, so my reach is limited.
   A. Original M1881 Helmet Infantry Side Buttons. Classic
crossed rifles on disc. Brass wire fasteners soldered to back side.
Excellent. Guaranteed original. About 1” in diameter. Pair…$18 (representative samples shown)
Sale Price $10
Have 23 Pair
   B. Original M1881 Officer’s Infantry Side Buttons. Classic
crossed rifles on disc, with chin chain hook below, and brass wire
fasteners soldered on the back. Guaranteed original. Excellent. About 1”
in diameter. Pair…$18 (representative samples shown)
Sale Price $10
Have 33 Pair + 1 Extra
 
 C. Original M1881 Helmet Cavalry Side Buttons. About good as
new. Crossed saber design. Flat, narrow brass strips soldered on back
for attaching. About 1” in diameter. Guaranteed original. Nice,
inexpensive early insignia for collectors and proper parts for
completing helmet. Pair…$32
Sale Price $20 Have 15 Pair
 
 E. Original M1881 Helmet Subsistence Corps Side Buttons.
About mint condition. Guaranteed original. Has crescent moon design on
front. Narrow sheet brass strips soldered to rear for fastening to
helmet. Only one pair… $35 Sale
Price $25 and Have one
single button…$15
Sale Price $5
Have 1 Pair + 1 Extra
 
 F. Original M1881 Helmet Quartermaster Corps Side Buttons.
About mint condition. Guaranteed original. Has crossed feather/key
design on face. Reverse has narrow, flat sheet brass fasteners soldered
on. About 1” in diameter. Only have three pair…Each
set…$32
Sale Price $20
Have 3 Pair
 
 G. Original M1881 Helmet Artillery Side Buttons.
Very scarce. Guaranteed original. Crossed cannon design. Narrow,
flat brass strips soldered to reverse for attaching to helmet.
Excellent, with some darker tarnish to spots on face. About 1” in
diameter. Have two pair, very closely matched but not
identical. Each pair...$32
Sale Price $20
Have 2 Pair
 
 I. Original M1881 Helmet Infantry Side Buttons. Crossed
rifle design. Excellent. Fasteners on back are narrow sheet brass
strips. Have several pair, slightly different condition than those
shown, but all comparable. Each pair…$20
Sale Price $10
Have 10 Pair
 
 J. Original M1881 Helmet Hospital Corps Side Buttons. Good
as new. Guaranteed original. Has silvered cross applied on the face.
Flat brass strips on back for attaching. Great for building a helmet or
adding to an insignia collection. Have two pair. Each…$32
Sale Price $20
Have 2 Pair
 
O. Original M1881 Officer’s Helmet Infantry Side Button.
Only one. Has the standard crossed rifles on the face, and chin chain
hook, and flat sheet brass fasteners on back for attachment to helmet.
Excellent. The only officer side buttons we have with the sheet metal
(rather than wire) fasteners. Only one button. $10
Sale Price $5
Have only 1
2H
- M1881 HELMET BRASS PLUME HOLDER RODS
Only Three Left! All original. The
last of a very old lot of parts we kept while we were active dealers.
We’re now retired and no longer need parts. These are standard model
parts but because there were so many makers, there were variations in
rod thickness and length and thread. I measure each one out and you
pick what you need. Unless noted, most consist of decorative stamped
brass disc at top, solder fill on backside, plume support washer, rod
with threaded lower end and brass wing nut. (the measurements are
close)
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Rod is 5 1/2” long, 0.132” thick, with 1 3/16” of threads w/ 26
threads/inch. No washer or nut. $18
Sale Price $15
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Rod is 5 1/2” long, 0.130” thick with 1 3/4" of threads w/ 32
threads/inch. No washer or nut. $18
Sale Price $15
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Rod is 4 3/4" long, 0.132” thick with 1/2" of threads w/ 26
threads/inch. No washer or nut. $15
Sale Price $10
3H - INDIVIDUAL CIVIL WAR STAMPED BRASS NUMBERS & LETTERS Perhaps
some went into Indian War period...I am unsure of those details.
For slouch hats, kepi's, Hardee hats, etc. Most are smooth
finish and stamped brass, with either loop or straight attachments
soldered on back. Most of the small numbers are striated
finish. Absolutely original. Back in the 60's-70's, when
Dale would find these original numbers and letters, he would just throw
them in a box. They built up over time. In the past year,
we had been going through boxes of material that accumulated over
nearly 50 years as a dealer. Now that Dale is gone, I have been
going through more boxes, and find more of these in various
places. I've re-taken the photos, and hopefully they will be
easier to determine which you can use.
The photos now list the sizes and prices. Many have been sold,
so please check with me to
be sure of availability.
Sale Prices...check with me
 
4H - MINT M1874 U.S. INFANTRY KEPI INSIGNIA Unbelievably, we uncovered a small original lot of these
insignia still in the original box Stokes Kirk
(early surplus dealer) kept them in (box no longer available). These are stamped brass crossed muskets, with wire
loop fasteners soldered on back. 2 1/2” wide. Original Regular Army
issue, precisely as used throughout the Indian War period by Infantry. Good as new. May have
a bit of tarnish only. Each...$35
Sale Price $25
 
5H - RELIC M1872 U.S. ENLISTED CAVALRY CROSSED SABERS
HAT INSIGNIA Have
three specimens which were vandalized when turned in, probably by
unhappy soldiers. In all 3 cases, the end of one saber was broken
off, and some of the attaching wires also broken off. Fronts of two
are excellent (except tip of one saber). The third specimen is a bit
bent up.
GREAT FOR DISPLAY... All three for only $30
Sale Price $20 for all three
 
6H - M1872 U.S. ARTILLERY KEPI
INSIGNIA Found
these few scarce specimens decades ago, and put away. Stamped
brass crossed cannon. Prox. 1 7/8" wide. I don't think we've
had more than half a dozen in over 40 years. Had 3. Almost
like new on the face; the fastening wires are gone from the rear. Only
Two Left
Sale Price $20 each...buy
both for $35
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