December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2024
Four cast-brass individual letters, each 1 1/2 inches high, first contracted in 1808 with George Green, a brass founder in Philadelphia. They were mounted on the front-plates of the leather caps of the Rifle Regiment in two rows: "US/RR" and these caps were still in use in the first year or more of the War of 1812 by many of its companies, although officially superceded by felt caps with brass plates. PROVENANCE: Al Scipio Collection until 2015, when acquired from Dan Griffin. CONDITION: very good to excellent, slight bend to one letter as seen.