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Rare Civil War MARKED & DATED 1862 US Issue Fife, Piccolo, Musician, GIFT For Sale


Rare Civil War MARKED &  DATED 1862 US Issue Fife, Piccolo, Musician, GIFT
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Rare Civil War MARKED & DATED 1862 US Issue Fife, Piccolo, Musician, GIFT:
$355.00

VERY RARE Civil War U.S. 1862 ISSUE FIFE/PICCOLO, Marked

DESCRIPTION: Scans show it all.....black wood Civil War fife, may be ebony. Actually a combination of a fife/piccolo, as it has 4 silver keys. Made of nice smooth ebony. Trimmed with nice German silver hardware, ends, and of course the keys, all with nice patina. Nice appearance overall, and this has the characteristic "swelling" (about 1/8" larger diameter) below the blow hole.

Besides the blow hole it has the standard 6 holes for fingering. End has a nice curved wooden plug, to insure that the wind went in the proper direction. Fifes were a popular musical instrument in every regiment and the sound was very military and carried well. A simple fife like this would play 3 octaves of notes!!! This one could have been used as a fife, with the regiment, or as a similar but more sophisticated piccolo in the full regimental band.

Stamped faintly just below the blow hole is "U.S." and the date "1862". THE "U.S." INDICATES THAT IT WAS AN ARMY OWNED AND ISSUED INSTRUMENT, AND POSSIBLY WAS USED BY A REGULAR U.S. REGIMENT. In any event, MARKED FIFES AND INSTRUMENTS ARE FAIRLY UNCOMMON, AND THIS HAS THE ISSUE DATE, 1862, AS WELL, MAKING IT EVEN SCARCER.

This is a nice musician item to add to any collection and of course, especially to go with a collection of musical related items. This has been in my collection for many years.

End piece also has 4 hand cut "notches" which are neat. Have no idea what they were for, but they obviously meant something to the owner....one for each year of service?? one for each major battle or campaign??

Nicely made. Measures 15 1/2" long. One of the 5 original silver keys is missing, but the other 4 are present and work well. Other than that, the instrument is in excellent condition.

This has a great look. Don't know if it plays, as I don't know how, but I do not know why it would not. IT CAN BE ADDED TO A DISPLAY OR COLLECTION OR POSSIBLY BE USED IN PARADES OR AROUND THE CAMPFIRE !! You will not find many US or dated fifes today !!

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS!!!

Please see my sale list for other interesting items!!

Reasonable Reserve !!!

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