Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Shoulder Scales Sharps Rifle The brass end cap and

The brass end cap and loop are original and it still retains the original leather tie-down thong

This is a known producer of SS daggers during the Pre-WWII period and after

over the Gebirgsjäger (mountain troops) Edelweiß emblem

Year of Manufacture: 1895

This reeks of ROMANCE

Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Shoulder Scales Sharps Rifle The brass end cap andOriginal Items: Only Ones Available. Complete pair of Civil War Shoulder Scales with mounting implements. Light artillery, cavalry troops, and some Non Commissioned Officers, musicians and privates of infantry units went to the front decorated with brass scales on their shoulders. Shoulder scales were originally designed to be a form of body armor. The idea was that if a soldier wearing these was struck down by a swordsman, the blow would be