1800s Spanish-American War Infantry Officer's Belt w/ Sword Hanger, Knot & More

Description

This is a rare find. It is an original late-1800s Infantry Officer's belt rig with a lot of items included. You get:
A beautiful-condition brass eagle
belt plate
with the original Horstmann Bros. & Co., Philadelphia,
leather belt
. The belt is approximately 36" long.
Hanging off the belt is a
sword hanger
and there is also a separate piece that I am not sure where it attaches, but also looks like another sword hanger with sword hook.
A very hard-to-find
sword knot
that measures 17" long.
A
helmet cord
that is very nice but missing one brass decorative end. This is made of braided brass wire and is quite heavy. Measures 23" long not including the hanging knots.
Only one
shoulder epaulette
that measures 7.25" long. It is made of braided brass wire and a bullion number 1. The brass button looks like the letters NG (National Guard) on top of larger number 1 and PENNA at the bottom. The reverse side is stamped "Horstmann, Phila" and has the logo of an armored knight with the letter H on the shield.
Overall condition of the lot is very nice. There are really no breaks in the leather but there is definitely some wear. It is a beautiful set that would look great on original Spanish-American War uniform.
This lot came out of an estate near Lancaster County, PA. It is possible that the soldier belonged to the West Chester Camp #49 as a veteran. When I bought the belt, I also bought some paper ephemera from the West Chester Camp and most likely they all came from the same place.
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