Alleged CW brogans - eBay

[markj]

Greetings,

As always, YOU be the judge:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2212264535&category=13960

Regards,

Mark Jaeger

[DougCooper]

Pigskin lining?

As usual, the seller give absolutely no info on where he got them nor why he thinks they are 19th century or CW...just the usual stream of conciousness.

Mr Mattimore, come on down!

[Pvt_6thnhvi]

Looks like an old pair of Jarny's.. Well if the poor sucker gets em for the $54 he's already bid he might be alright provided he is a reenactor.

What a farse... I dont understand why someone would purchase an item like this on ebay without solid documentation....

Happy Holidays all

Pvt. R.C.Tarbox

[tmattimore]

These are correct in many details to a period shoe. they are an oxford or sometimes called in the period a balmoral. They have some age on them as apparent in the state of the uppers especially near the top edge where rubbing against trousers may have taken place. On the other hand they look much like a shoe Mr. Serio used to make which would explain the manner of construction. They are a common civilian pattern from the 1840's thru and past the war. The main strike against them is the seller, who has had numerous bogus items up for sale before. The other strike is the size. Nine and a half was a large size in the era and the likley hood that it would have survived is small. If(and only if proved) that this is a real shoe from the era the price should be up around $500 with so many collectors and dealers willing to pay at least that much for a pair of shoes with provenance why would you sell them on e-bay?. I offer no other opinon as I have not examined them in person but the motto of e-bay is caveat emptor.
Tom Mattimore
Merry Christmas