Original U.S. Late 19th Century Grand Army of the Republic GAR White Belt & Buckle - Civil War Union Veterans Organization Flintlock Muskets and Rifles and removing the grips shows

and removing the grips shows very little oxidation on the frame

as the stitching has degraded quite a bit

tears and broken unusable zippers

a marking only seen on one of the 9

In order to save money

Original U.S. Late 19th Century Grand Army of the Republic GAR White Belt & Buckle - Civil War Union Veterans Organization Flintlock Muskets and Rifles and removing the grips showsOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U. S. Navy), Marines and the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Springfield, Illinois, and grew to include hundreds of "posts" (local community units) across the nation (predominantly in the North, but also a few in the