Original U.S. Civil War Era Wooden Fife Instrument Receiver with some of the original

with some of the original factory "blackened" finish still present

showing no oiling or refinishing during service

The body is made of two sheet metal cups with magnesium illuminating compound loaded in the lower half

Please give this poster prominent display

its origins date back to 1572

Original U.S. Civil War Era Wooden Fife Instrument Receiver with some of the originalOriginal Item. Only One Available. Original Item: Only One Available. This is unusual and extremely scarce. An original U. S. Civil War era Fife, as in "Musket, Fife and Drum", constructed of wood with a brass endpiece. It appears that the other end had an endpiece which is now absent. The fife measures 14 overall, originally made in a fine quality wood with brass caps on each end, although one end is missing. It seems functional but we don't know how