Original U.S. Civil War Unmodified M-1863 Artillery Horse Bit by Alexander Barclay, Newark NJ - U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade MG 42 Serial # 262973 with a

Serial # 262973 with a SWP 1884 cartouche

and medical personnel who went into battle in armored vehicles

and part of the hammer screw head is missing

with wear around the woodline

Original U.S. Civil War Unmodified M-1863 Artillery Horse Bit by Alexander Barclay, Newark NJ - U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade MG 42 Serial # 262973 with aOriginal 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