Original Colonial Period King George III Gorget Given to Native Americans in Canada - dated 1814 Conflict This scatter Gun was probably

This scatter Gun was probably shortened at some time for use on a Stage Coach or Railway Car

This portepee is in excellent condition showing only age but no fraying

where the corps broke through the Siegfried Line and endured heavy fighting in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest

Although widely referred to in America as Garibaldi rifles - beginning in late 1861 - we have been unable to find any reliable written sourcing which documents their issue to Garibaldi's troops during the second Italian War of Independence in 1859 or the March of the Thousand in 1860

and a large size aluminum cup

Original Colonial Period King George III Gorget Given to Native Americans in Canada - dated 1814 Conflict This scatter Gun was probablyOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Starting in the second half of the 1700's in Canada it became customary for individual fur Trappers and Company's like the HUDSON BAY COMPANY to make elaborate gifts to the Native Indian Chiefs in exchange for being permitted to trap for furs on what the Indian's considered their lands. One of the most notable gifts were copper and silver Gorgets intended to be worn around the neck just as British Army Officers did in