Incredible Texas Identified Billet Belt and Holster / SOLD

Incredible Texas Identified Billet Belt and Holster - Inventory Number: CON 460 / SOLD

This wonderful cotton and brown leather single billet belt is the epitome of the Confederate service.  This pattern waistband was more common in the southern Army than the CS and State belt plates of the era as documented in many Confederate images. This simple, yet utilitarian design was favored for holster rigs and bowie sheaths alike.  The integral tongue device fastens with a roller buckle which is affixed to the via a leather tab which is outfitted with a keeper loop.  Scarce example for any Confederate enlisted display.

The unique attribute of this example is that it is also a money belt. The leather overlay has a long channel for storing currency. The impression in large cents or 2 cent pieces are readily visible. The belt features a pair of carved horn buttons and a black enameled shaped buckle as commonly found on confederate cartridge boxes.

The original brown ink tag states: “Noale G. Thomas wore this belt during Civil War (1862) and carried money in it. He was great grandfather of Paul B. Thomas Jr. and I have given it to him (Paul Jr.).

Myrtle B. Thomas.”

Noel G. Thomas enlisted on 6/1/1861 as a Corporal into company "E" of the 3rd Texas Cavalry. The 3rd Texas Cavalry Regiment or South Kansas - Texas Mounted Volunteers was a unit of mounted volunteers that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment fought at Wilson's Creek and Chustenahlah in 1861, Pea Ridge, Corinth siege, Iuka, Second Corinth, and the Holly Springs Raid in 1862, Thompson's Station in 1863, and at Yazoo City, in the Atlanta campaign, and at Nashville in 1864. The regiment fought dismounted at Iuka and Second Corinth before being remounted for the rest of the war. The regiment surrendered to Federal forces in May 1865 and its remaining 207 men were paroled.

A truly outstanding confederate holster in belt rig with Texas identification!

Inventory Number: CON 460 / SOD