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1st Pat. 1876 Cartridge Belt - Cavalry Modified Dyer Pouch
Price: 1050
From my personal research collection and the exact cavalry set discussed and shown on pg. 237-238 of AMERICAN MILITARY AND NAVAL BELTS 1812-1902. The set is comprised of a full-length First Pattern (narrow) cartridge belt with an excellent specimen of the very scarce cavalry-modified Dyer Carbine Cartridge Pouch. The loops were arsenal or regimental saddler-cut so they could be thonged over the cartridge belt thereby adding a significant number of cartridges that a soldier could carry without wearing two cartridge belts.
The belt is very solid with a full-length tongue well-marked "Watervliet Arsenal" on the leather billet. The Dyer Pouch is very live and has a good "US" on the cover. No flaking, no wool (as usual). Both the modified pouch and the First Pattern belt are very scarce individually and a set like this is almost never seen for sale . Other photos, just like those in the book cited, are available on request.
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