For the leather goods check out various sutlers...
76th Rough Price List
Sack Coat...............................$60
or Volunteer Jacket....................$165
Trousers, wool Kersey blue.........$70
Suspenders,.................$12
Kepi or bummer....................................$32
Brass hat numbers/ letter.............$3
Brass hat bugle........................$1-3
Shirt cotton or homespun............$~20
Socks, wool...........................$6
Shoes, Brogans with heel plates....$90
Enfield 3 band rifled musket........$385-415
Enfield sling...........................$14-20
Bayonet with brass tip
scabbard....$39
Scabbard frog.........................$14
Belt with keeper......................$13
Belt buckle, SNY oval...............$6
Cartridge box.........................$40-90
Cart. box sling........................$12-17
Cart. box tins, pair...................$9
Breastplate for cart. box sling........$6
Box plate,SNY for cart. box.........$6
Cap box.................................$14-20
Canteen reg. or
stainless..............$28-49 Haversack, black tarred...............$25-40
Mess plate, tin, deep...................$12
Cup, heavy tin..........................$9
Knife, fork, spoon.....................$15
Tent, 7' A with sod cloth, stakes.....$120
or 1/2 Dog / whole Dog tent..........$26
to $ 52
Poncho..................................~$35 Backpack,soft(hard was also orig.SNY issue).........................>$90
Blanket, grey wool....................$45
Greatcoat, Infantry with cape.........$185
*We are portraying a generic mid war Infantry company. This enables us to
fall in with other units at large events. If anyone wants to purchase the NY
state shell jacket, kepi and buckles that were worn by the orginal 76 NYSVI,
its in addtion to the required uniform. But would look out of place when falling
in with other non New York regiments. Having said that it should be the goal of every member to eventually put together a state impression to supplement the federalized one. The 76th wore state jackets until mid to late 1863. At local events it is nice to be able to portray the 76th as they actually were, At national events we will be unable to actually be the 76th, so that is where the generic impression comes into play.
Remember it often pays off to get the best gear you can affors up front, or to buy cheap used items until you can afford the best gear. As time goes on and you really start to get into the hobby you may want to purchase more authentic gear, this improves your impression as well as the 76ths as a whole. It also will help you experience the life of a civil war soldier more accurately. For those of you wanting to consider the best I've now included some suggestions for those purchases and links to the craftsmen who make them.
I highly recommend you purchase Buckles, buttons and other accessories from Military Warehouse
Our preferred Federal canteen is a NY depot variant made up from a C & D Jarnagin pattern of 1858 'smoothside' with chain
hole in the sling loop; recovered in jean cloth. Their leather sling is incorrect, get one from Dell Leatherworks or Historic Clothiers instead.
Haversack
Haversack Depot
Missouri Boot and Shoe
Trans-Mississippi Depot
Cartridge box; cartridge box sling; cap box; bayonet scabbard; accouterment belt.
Historic Clothiers C & D Jarnagin
T. Czekanski
925 Montegut St.,
New Orleans, La, 70117-7201
504-945-8797
I'd recommend you get Early war pattern gear as then you would appear appropriate in any year of the war. 1850 cap box, early war 2 rivet scabbard, early war cartridge box- etc(MN).
Shoes
Robert Land,
5 Columbia Dr. #139,
Niagara Falls, NY 14305 519-836-6868
Missouri Boot & Shoe Co
, 951 Burr Crossing Rd., Neosho, MO 64850
417-451-6100
Suspenders
Chris Graham
RR 3 Box 410-B,
Hayesville, NC, 28904
704-389-6126.
7 period styles
Tran-Mississippi Depot Don Smith 117 Dearborn Pl #121,
Goleta, CA 93117
805-969-4749
James Owens
32114 Belvedere Blvd. #2,
Silver Spring, MD. 20902
301 681-7462
Thistle Hill Weavers
101 Chestnut Ridge Road
Cherry Valley, NY 13320
518-284-2729
County Cloth (crchilds@bright.net)
13797-C Georgetown St, NE
Paris, OH 44669
330-862-3307 Family Heirloom Weavers
125 O'San Lane
Red Lion, Pa 17356
717-246-5797
MUSKET
My research has indicated that the 76th was issued Enfields initially then they were suplimented with Springfields, as of July 1863 the 76th had both. at then end of the war the ordinance returns indicate that only springfields were turned in.Ttherefore the choice is up to you, But keep in mind that initial issue was with Enfields. Also note that we have also determined that the 76ths Enfields were struck bright, that is to say that their blueing was removed. (an example that I've seen bears this out...)
Springfields:
Fair Oaks SuttleryRegimental Quartermaster
Buy Armisports! of all the Enfields and Springfields out there they are closest to the originals in weight and details, euroarms are TOO HEAVY the stock is not contoured right the barrel bands are wrong etc...
If you want the BEST Springfield type then buy an Amoskeag from Chattahoochie Black Powder Arms, they are highly accurate reproductions and were issued as .58 cal Springfields, the gov't did not differentiate between .58 cal contract rifles, they were all issued with the generic notation of"rifled musket cal.58".
Enfield
The best bet for an Enfield is to get a defarbed one from Company Quartermaster
Slings
Get an Enfield type sling from Dell Leather Works., Don't get a sutler row one with the fake Isaac and Campbell Logo, and the metal hook.
Some of the links above go to the 3rd GA site because it does an excellent job of describing the items and their use. Rather than esentially duplicate their work I've provided direct links instead. Be sure to check out their site, it is quality!
Uniform (basic necesities)
