Original U.S. Pre-WWI Named M1885 Artillery Uniform Coat with Aiguillette - Sergeant Benjamin F. Tinney, 112th Coastal Artillery - Spanish American War Veteran Antique Smith & Wessons Underneath

Underneath

This is an incredibly detailed model of the famed US Civil War’s Ironclad Warship the USS Monitor

unfortunately it was used as a backdrop for all the items in this grouping

A strange configuration for sure

Original U.S. Pre-WWI Named M1885 Artillery Uniform Coat with Aiguillette - Sergeant Benjamin F. Tinney, 112th Coastal Artillery - Spanish American War Veteran Antique Smith & Wessons UnderneathOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a phenomenal M1885 Uniform Coat identified to Sergeant Benjamin F. Tinney, 112th Coastal Artillery Company, who enlisted in the U. S. Army on August 12th, 1901. This was shortly after the formation of the Coastal Artillery Corps, and Tinney served with the 112th Company until his final discharge on December 14th, 1905. The 112th Company was stationed at Fort DuPont, Delaware for the entirety of Tinneys service.