British Cavalry WWI horseshoe pouch?

[Sapper740]

Interesting aside, one of my ancestors was a farrier with the Union Army during the Civil War. He served with Co. G of the 1st Indiana Cavalry and was wounded at the Battle of Pine Bluff. He lived to the ripe old age of 77 working as a farrier and ordained minister.

George Gottlieb Heuring (1837-1915) - Find a Grave Memorial

[hjohnso4]

And here the German farrier's tools circa 1942.



Rare unissued farrier’s tool kit,*«*1942*»

[oldfoneguy]

Interesting aside, one of my ancestors was a farrier with the Union Army during the Civil War. He served with Co. G of the 1st Indiana Cavalry and was wounded at the Battle of Pine Bluff. He lived to the ripe old age of 77 working as a farrier and ordained minister.

George Gottlieb Heuring (1837-1915) - Find a Grave Memorial

Interestingly my brother in laws great x 4 grandfather was killed at Marks Mills. They were Iowa volunteers guarding a wagon train sent from Camden to Pine Bluff to resupply and reenforce. Unfortunately their commander wasn't the swiftist. After repelling several skirmishs he allowed them to be boxed into a valley and the entire command was either captured or killed including all the wagons and supplies. They were about half way to Pine Bluff when attacked.

My brother in law has the military death certificate and copies of the widows pension and pension of minor children paperwork filled out in 1866 for his great x 4 grandmother and great x 3 grandfather, aunt and uncle.

[Surpmil]

And here the German farrier's tools circa 1942.

Rare unissued farrier’s tool kit,*«*1942*»

And only 2250 Euros! Considering the German Army remained highly horse-drawn right to the end of WWII there must have been tens of thousands of those kits issued. I recognize the knife with the curved wooden handle and hooked blade; I've got one sitting in my misc. knives drawer in the garage. Pretty sure it's made in Germany and a bit of a trick to sharpen on the hook too.