Original U.S. Civil War Major General & Later President Ulysses S. Grant Framed Wartime Autograph - 18 x 20” Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts with a solid gray cap

with a solid gray cap band

There does not appear to have been any post manufacture sharpening

The firing pin in this weapon was removed

and this is only the second example that we have ever had

The badge does appear to the helmet with a nice ghosting effect present on the boiled leather

Original U.S. Civil War Major General & Later President Ulysses S. Grant Framed Wartime Autograph - 18 x 20” Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts with a solid gray capOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a lovely framed autograph of one of the most well known names in American history, Ulysses S. Grant. This example is signed as U. S. Grant Maj. Gen. U. S. A., indicating that he attained the rank of Major General, a rank he only held from July 1863 until March 1864, a period of only 8 months, making this an extremely scarce wartime autograph of Grant. The frame measures roughly 18 x 20 and includes two period