| Brummie Lad | 10 Mar 2010 2:41 a.m. PST |
Hi all! How common was brown leather equipment within Confederate infantry regiments mid – late war? Would black be more of a common occurrence? Thanks |
| avidgamer | 10 Mar 2010 4:37 a.m. PST |
Brown leather was cheaper and quicker to produce as opposed to blackening it. Captured leather goods was very common. I like to to mix them up within the regiments. What would be the percentage? Good question but 50-50 would be a good guess… but it's a guess. No one really knows. |
 Murphy  | 10 Mar 2010 5:14 a.m. PST |
Towards mid-late war, brown was more common as it avidgamer says. A 50/50 mix is about right…What you would see less of are cartridge box plates…with metal shortages towards the end of the war, they simply just "went away".. |
| rusty musket | 10 Mar 2010 6:26 a.m. PST |
I went with brown on my Confederates because I liked the look and found some pictures justifying it. Since mine are all brown leather, I guess I am not completely historical. |
| docdennis1968 | 10 Mar 2010 6:34 a.m. PST |
So maybe a mix of both is more correct? With later war CSA production being more likely brownish and the captured USA black stuff still in large numbers also? Sounds good! |
Frederick  | 10 Mar 2010 8:19 a.m. PST |
A mix was probably the norm – that is what I use – my old figs were with all black, until like Rusty Musket I checked and found that brown was probably more common, so then I did them all brown – now I use a mix |
| Billy Yank | 10 Mar 2010 12:59 p.m. PST |
Don't forget that many of the haversacks would have been a white cotton. I use an antique white for most of mine with a couple of black ones thrown in for those liberated from Yankees. BY |
| Murphy | 10 Mar 2010 1:24 p.m. PST |
those white cotton haversacks wouldn't ahave been white for too long. I have a few on my figs but I weather them with a light grey… |
| Brummie Lad | 11 Mar 2010 12:57 a.m. PST |
Those comments have been of great help! Thanks |
| Brummie Lad | 23 Mar 2010 6:31 a.m. PST |
Were percussion cap pouches produced in one colour? Or could they be black, or brown? |
| Cleburne1863 | 23 Mar 2010 7:00 a.m. PST |
The belt, cartridge pouch & belt, and percussion cap pouch were probably issued as a set. They were probably all black or all russett. However, I wouldn't be surprised if there were an occasional black percussion pouch on a russett belt, or similar mismatch. |
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