$750
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Auction: December 15, 2008 10:00:00 AM EDT
Of baluster form with a leaf cast band to the waist and open loop handles, inscribed 'Presented to/ Captain J. Nelson Borland/ by the members of Company K. 22nd Regiment/ N.G. N.Y./ as a token of their affectionate regard and esteem'; the reverse inscribed 'Camp Black/ May 23rd 1898'. Note: Camp Black was established in 1898 on the Hempstead Plains, Naussau County, New York, to train recruits for the Spanish American War.
H: 6 1/4, 20 oz.