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Updated U.S. Army Field Mess Gear Feb 09

U.S. Army Field Mess Gear 3 Following the Civil War, the Army experimented with brace systems in 1872 and 1874. Although the system itself was a failure, the haversack for the 1874 Palmer Brace System, continued in use. The bag was made of drab duck canvas with brown leather buckle chapes on

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