Original U.S. Civil War Unmodified M-1863 Artillery Horse Bit by Alexander Barclay, Newark NJ - U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade MG 42 The overall condition is excellent

The overall condition is excellent

Serial # 262973 with a SWP 1884 cartouche

with wear around the woodline

or cheddite) and typically either impact or time-detonated

Original U.S. Civil War Unmodified M-1863 Artillery Horse Bit by Alexander Barclay, Newark NJ - U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade MG 42 The overall condition is excellentOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the American Civil War (1861 1865) it is estimated that between 1,000,000 and 3,000,000 equines died, including horses, mules, donkeys and even confiscated childrens ponies. It is also estimated that the horse casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg alone, July 1 and July 3, 1863, exceeded 3,000. Diaries and letters of soldiers often mentioned the stench of dead steeds rising up from the fields of battle, and