What did the shirt look like? A pair of rifles in the stripes is an older
marking, like from before WWI. The bed roll could be from any era, but the
mummy bag dates from WWII on. Wool mummy bags were used during WWII, and
goose down ones were used after WWII.
-----Original Message-----
From: FARMNTOWN@aol.com <FARMNTOWN@aol.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Date: Monday, October 23, 2000 11:08 PM
Subject: [MV] unit markings
> I'm cleaning out one of the barns that came with our new place and found
a
>canvas bedroll complete w/cotton duck mattress, mummy sleeping bag, and a
>wool blanket all stenciled US. The groundsheet is in great condition as is
>the mattress(a little musty but otherwise intact. Where could I get an idea
>of the value of this stuff? I also found an old shirt and salvaged his rank
>patches, inside the stripe are a pair of crossed rifles{they look to be
>Springfields}. If this is too generic I apologize but its all I have to go
>on. We bought the place from the last descendants widow and she moved off
and
>I'm trying to dig up a little background. Their family originally deeded
the
>place in 1857 and have been the only owners till last year.
>
>Any help will be appreciated,
>
>SAM
>62 M-37
>
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