Description

These wool blankets are made as the emergency type, low cost, blankets of the period. They are made of 70% wool and 30% shoddy. (shoddy being the period term for inferior material made of any number of sources woven together) They will hold up under campaign use just fine, unlike the many documented inferior blankets provided to soldiers during the war by nefarious suppliers. They provide economical and much needed additional warmth on winter campaign and also make great horse blankets. For the Southern soldier they are a good example of the result of more restricted resource materials necessitated by the circumstance of the war. For the civilian they are great representation of the less expensive blanket of the period. Much has been written about a good blanket and the virtues of the best when needed. However, the war period was rife with “shoddy” and less quality goods sold to the government, directly to soldiers and to the public as well and should be more represented in the hobby. In this case the item is still sufficient quality for rigorous use and adequate for the intended purpose, yet at least a third of the price. Gray with a woven red stripe. Measures 60″ x 82″. (4+lbs.) The cut ends have a black cotton blanket stitch. The stitch is machine done but very open and resembles the hand done style unless closely examined. Could be left as is or trimmed off raw as in many originals.