I don't have a webstore, but I do have stuff I am looking to sell.  I am getting away from the military side of living history, moving over to the civilian side.  So here's a list of things I want to sell, with a little history lesson attached to each:

-Mounted Trousers, Enlisted, Dark Blue, Schuylkill Arsenal, 44 waist, 32 inseam, worn a few times, $100 (Chris Sullivan/Stony Brook) [The 1858 army regulations set the uniform at a dark blue color for trousers for all but the Light Artillery.  Cavalry regiments had trousers reinforced for comfort and durability.]

-Mounted Trousers, Enlisted, Sky Blue, Schuylkill Arsenal, 44 waist, 32 inseam, worn a few times, $100 (Chris Sullivan Stony Brook) [The 1858 army regulations allowed the Light Artillery to continue to wear the older pattern sky blue trousers.  In 1861, the new army regulations set the trouser colors for all foot and mounted regiments to be sky blue, as dying wool to that color was more affordable than dark blue.  Depending on supplies available, the mounted regiments could have reinforced trousers or foot trousers, and there is photographic evidence after the war of soldiers wearing non-uniform trousers with reinforcements while out on campaign.]

-Foot Trousers, Enlisted, Dark Blue, Schuylkill Arsenal, 44 waist, 32 inseam, worn a few times and missing one button, $100 (Chris Sullivan/Stony Brook) [The 1858 army regulations set the uniform at dark blue.  Plain trousers with no stripes indicated a Private; the NCOs and officers had stripes on their trousers to indicate rank, useful when all were wearing overcoats.]

-Fatigue Jacket, Schuylkill Arsenal, 48 chest, worn multiple times and in good condition, $100 (Wambaugh, White & Co) [The army phased out fatigue and summer uniforms as a cost-saving measure after the Mexican-American War.  Due to the difficulties of keeping uniform coats (hip-length frock coats for foot regiments and waist-length jackets for mounted regiments) clean while on stable and fatigue duty, the army reintroduced fatigue items like stable and engineer coveralls, and a light-weight flannel fatigue jacket patterned off of civilian sack coat working class jackets.  This was to be worn while on fatigue duty, while the uniform coat was to be worn at daily parades and while in combat.  Campaigning soldiers had more leeway with uniforms, and gradually the army abandoned the uniform coat altogether in exchange for the later 5-button fatigue/sack coat.  During the Civil War, the uniform coat was in short supply, and volunteers were typically issued fatigue coats instead.]

-Pattern 1857 Accoutrement Set, .58 musket, unused, $150 (Missouri Boot and Shoe) [The infantry accoutrements consisted of a waist belt and a shoulder belt, holding a bayonet frog and scabbard, cap pouch, and ammunition box.  The army introduced a new set in 1857, as part of the efforts in replacing the M1842 musket with the M1855 Rifled Musket; the rifled musket used shorter .58 caliber ammunition and needed a smaller ammunition box, unlike the .69 caliber smoothbore musket.]

-Contract Variant Issue Shirt, 48 chest, worn frequently but always with a layer under it, $50 (Wambaugh, White & Co) [The standard issued shirt coming from the arsenals prior to 1861 was a white domet flannel shirt of a cotton/wool blend.  During the Civil War, the high demands for uniforms led to some simplifications, particularly for items purchased from private contractors.  One such simplification was the mass production of gray-colored wool flannel shirts.  This type of shirt would be seen in New Mexico, but typically after 1862.  After the war, the army switched back to the standard white domet flannel shirt before experimenting with blue flannel shirts in the 1870s.]

-Jefferson Bootees, custom made (approximately 11 1/2 wides), worn frequently but still in good condition and just needs a good cleaning, $50 (Missouri Boot and Shoe) [The standard army shoe from the arsenals was a simple leather shoe with laces.  Soldiers were issued them with or without heel plates, depending on the whim of the quartermasters at the posts.  After the Civil War, there was a significant stockpile of shoes from arsenals and from private contractors, with various manufacturing techniques used.  The most prized shoes had sewn soles; the least prized shoes had pegged or nailed soles.]

-1858 Army Hat, undressed, 7 1/2 head, worn a few times, comes with a hat jack, $50 (unknown source, from Ford's Company vendor) [Prior to 1858, the army issued tall wool shakos/Albert caps to regiments, without specific fatigue caps for fatigue duty.  Soldiers would wear their good hats, or find civilian hats provided that their NCOs would not particularly mind.  In 1855, the army introduced a fatigue cap that looked like a shako that had been deflated, made from wool and cardboard with a leather bill.  The army also introduced a new army hat, that consisted of a tall stovepipe with a wide brim around all sides.  It would be dressed up with brass insignia, cords, and a feather, with one side of the brim tacked up.  This was the parade hat and combat hat, although many soldiers would buy a spare without the dressing, to wear while campaigning.  The dressed hat would be left at the barracks.  During the Civil War, some volunteers were issued the army hat, although the fatigue cap was more frequently issued instead on the other side of the Mississippi.]

-Haversack, fairly clean and in good condition, $50 (L.D. Haning) [The haversack is a simple cloth bag, painted with a linseed-based black paint to provide waterproofing.  While campaigning, the soldiers were typically issued three days of marching rations at a time, which consisted of a pound of hardtack per day, plus various amounts of salt or fresh pork or beef.  The food and any eating utensils were stored in the haversack.  Personal items were rarely stored in the haversack, due to the greasy meat that was stored in it as well.  These items were rarely retained after the Civil War, due to their nature as food containers.  The army began using linseed oil waterproofing to protect uniforms, as grease from the salt pork and other meats could soak through the haversack and damage uniform trousers.]

-Canteen, with leather straps and good jean cloth covering that can be reused on another canteen, metal is rusted but can be broken open for canteen half bowls/skillets, $25 (Dell's Leather Work leather and Axel Ulrich canteen) [The canteen was manufactured by various arsenals, and the Cincinnati Arsenal was the common source for canteens west of the Mississippi.  They had leather straps, and were wrapped with whatever waste fabric was around in the arsenal, typically a wool/cotton jean cloth.  During the Civil War, cost-saving measures were introduced like replacing the leather strap with a simpler cloth strap.  There was no uniformity in the cloth coverings, and sometimes volunteers received canteens without cloth coverings.]

-Parker-Hale Enfield, acquired in really good condition and not fired since acquiring, $1000 [The P1853 Enfield was the most common English import rifle during the Civil War, but few made it to New Mexico.  The most common weapons in New Mexico were the M1842 Musket, the M1855 Rifled Musket, and the M1861 Rifled Musket, along with various carbines for the cavalry regiments.  The imported arms in New Mexico were mostly limited to old French muskets, possibly leftover stock from the Mexican era.]

-Enfield Bayonet, low quality import and missing a screw, but at least it's a start, $25 [see above]

Here are some photographs:

Trousers (braces not included), waist belt part of accoutrements, issue shirt, fatigue jacket


Haversack, canteen, cartridge box portion of accoutrements


Regulation hat


Enfield

I do not have a Paypal account.  I prefer USPS money orders.  Add $25 per item for shipping (because I will spring for the extra insurance on this stuff, a new fatigue jacket is $350!).  To contact me, please email me, it's my user name (without the space) at Ultrafark.