@adam steven Well my friend as an American I would buy that for $100k because it's our HISTORY of how we became a nation. I'll take my free speech and guns over OLD houses any day.

Without context, it's just an old useless thing from an attic. Americans see history as something material to be valued just like anything else. It is faux-history. It has no meaning and is empty and flaccid.

@adam steven The cute thing is that you think having a house that's over 250 years old is something to brag about.

@adam steven If you think about it, it is not only part of the U.S. history, but also the British history given that it is a British piece. Your house might be older, but is it significant historically? See, to a U.S. citizen this piece is just as important, as someone in France having some military item from the French Revolution, or something of that nature.

@@Felorn6863369 Amen to that!

No it doesn’t it belongs under private ownership as it is his property

@@jalanj2053 you obviously don’t understand history and rarity of some items. Some things are so rare and in such a condition that it needs to be shown to future generations. Today everyone ignores history until they see it and touch it in some cases.

@@BlueLineChop I’ve spent nearly 30 years dedicated to history full time, and you’re not fooling anyone.

@@jalanj2053 okay?

@@jalanj2053 weirdo

Some people just don't care about money.

@@DukeJames I get the sense that's because he already has a lot of it.

@@DukeJames Dude, his folks bought a house on the Cape years prior. I'm sure he is not unfamiliar with the concept of money. :)

😂😂

I always assumed he was disappointed when it wasn't American military.

Or he's a _really_ good poker player😂

Men are interested in the history & craftsmanship, women are interested in the value.

@@nagaslrac clearly, you do not watch Antiques Roadshow very much.

@@MissyUCF99 Generally.

Yes yes yes very nice... you ungrateful colonials Love you really cousins across the pond...😁

@@MissyUCF99 Clearly you don't know humans....... MORON!

For sure, it's the only one!!! Crazy that it was just left in his attic 🤣

Said young Indiana Jones

Fantastic comment lol

I've heard the terms kype, snarf, hork. carp, but never yoink. That's a new one for me. LOL (thanks)

But he didn't use it as an adjective. He used it as a verb. "And he throws it over his shoulder and he bebops out of the room."

@@---cr8nw Good catch 👍

I would think a revolutionary war uniform would be at least ten times as rare. Wool doesn't survive as well as leather.

I looked into it, there’s only a few dozen (at most) uniforms still in existence today. As stated they did not survive due to the fragile nature of the material. The ones around today are almost all high ranking officer uniforms as well, as opposed to a lower level soldier who would’ve carried this pouch. The Buckingham Palace museum DOES have one of these uniforms though and it DID see see action and somehow made its way back to Britain during period.

@@MrZachgonz It also doesn't help that most of the people who actually wore the uniforms were buried in them, or kept the uniforms after the war as they continued their service. Finding a British uniform from the war is even rarer than an American one, because any British Navy that survived the war would have went somewhere else in the empire to serve out the rest of their contract.

rarely as in NEVER

This is not a 43rd Regiment of Foot box, it is a 43rd Light Infantry box which designation came in 1803. It's not from the Revolutionary War.

@@tberkoff Found this tidbit which if true challenges your assertion: LIGHT INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE. Each British regiment had one company of "light infantry" that was deployed for scouting, skirmishing and guarding the regiment's flanks when on the move. In North America, these specially uniformed and equipped companies were detached from their parent regiments and formed into larger light infantry brigades that operated independently. This brass plate was attached to the flap of the cartridge box worn by the 43rd's light infantrymen and was discovered by Troiani himself at an American winter encampment site in Connecticut, along with some other British accoutrement brass. It is believed the intention was to melt this material down for use in the manufacture of shoe buckles and other needed items for the Continental Army. The more delicate style and oval shape hints that the cartridge boxes of the light companies may have been more compact than those worn by the regular line infantrymen. Almost identical light infantry company plates are known for the 63rd of Foot (shown for comparison) and the 15th and 83rd. www.243regiment.com/discovering_history.html

They're sorted by what they're experts in. If you bring in an antique cartridge box, you're going to be directed towards the war historians. If you bring in a Ming vase, you're going to be directed towards the experts on Southeast Asian artifacts. They all have a very deep knowledge of their own subset of information.

I hate to be the person to reply to a 2 year old comment, but it bothers me to still see this kind of misinformation floating around in the states. British soldiers of the period most certainly did commit crimes while on service in the colonies, but harsh punishments ranging from lashings to execution meant it was less common than pop culture suggests. By the time of the Revolution, soldiers were also not being quartered in private homes.

You love that show, dontcha

@@YongyoonKim It's watchable, but far from loving it.

My favorite part is when rick says, I still have to find somebody to sell it to , that's the problem

Lol. Against the great Bungdit Din I believe?

Children

Youd be surprised. We used to have a napoleonic uniform from my great great god knows what grandfather in a box. Our house was built around 1600 to 1650. Only a "cottage" 2 up 2 down workmans place. Generations of soldiers went off to war came home and left stuff in the loft. Next to the old case with the tunic was a ww1 broadie helmet from 1916 and a ww2 wardens helmet and home guard helmet. We moved in in 1975. I used to dress up in the stuff. A ww2 helmet in 1975 was "as new" as a gulf war helmet from 1990 today. I didnt have a clue what it all was back then.

@@fishyc150 Please tell me you still have these items!

@@lelleithmurray235 I've still kept the helmets. The uniform vanished over the years unfortunately...

British regiments of foot typically had a grenadier company and a light infantry company. The remainder of the regiment were battalion soldiers. Grenadier and light infantry companies had distinctive headgear and other uniform items that made them stand out.

Its not a family heir loom, at least it is not related to him. They found it in a house they bought.

Dung Trumpet so the appraiser was wrong 😬

@@ehysong Considering that he mainly deals in American Civil War paraphernalia, it's understandable.

Correct it was General Sir John Moore who created the Light Infantry in 1803 and the 43rd Monmouthshire Regiment became part of that Corps along with the 52nd Regiment and the 95th Rifles. There's a chance it could be from the Battle of New Orleans or maybe later campaigns in Canada, either way its still rare.

Thats some good knowledge there gentleman.

@@stephenreynolds6378 It's all a part of the regimental system of the UK and British Commonwealth. "Light Infantry" is a designation for skirmishers with different training, different drill, different marching styles, etc, etc. The idea for Light Infantry came about in the Seven Years War, but the first true, dedicated Light Infantry with their unique style and training didn't come about until 1803. Despite numerous amalgamations, the 43rd still lives on as 2nd Bn, The Rifles.

He said 100k

Would have.

Prove it.

Source?

@georgetownlaw95 // yes.; please provide us here with your proof/source of your accusations