Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Shoulder Scales German Ordnance Unissued U

Unissued U

lasting from April until December 1945

There are brass fittings for the throat and drag

Several days after the battle

Wilson's ID Card from the U

Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Shoulder Scales German Ordnance Unissued UOriginal 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