ibuckydodle Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Anyone ever seen one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Old military cavalry farrier's forge methinks, it's been covered here on IFI some time in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric sprado Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 It is a US Cavalry pack forge. I got one unused when I served my horseshoeing apprenticeship at Fort Riley Kansas a hundred years or so ago. The blower and a TINY anvil and the legs all went inside the forge box and went on one side of a pack mule or in a wagon.They were meant to be support forges for troops on maneuvers. I was looking at mine under the bench the other day and occurred to me that I am the one who wore it out!!! Feels strange.A surplus outfit in Southern Calif. bought all the remaining ones from the government in the early fifties. They sawed off a few inches of the tuyere that bolted to the blower and sold blower and section of pipe (fraudulently) to unsuspecting dumb dumbs to supply air to their bomb shelters during the bomb shelter craze of that era!!! There you have it... Eric Sprado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkle spike Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I have one, the blower and the legs come off and fit in the box, I have this for a winter project this year, refurbing it. My legs are round, and the blower clamps with a bolt & handle combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Fairly common, I have a friend with the naval version of one and our club sold one this year that had been a gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fciron Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Fairly common, I have a friend with the navel version of one and our club sold one this year that had been a gift. As much as I enjoy the imagery I certainly hope you mean "naval". :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyant212 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 i also have one of these with the blower but without the anvil, where can you find the anvil and how old are these and what are they worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Depends a lot on condition and location neither of which you mention. Generally between US$80 to US$300 (for a complete, mint, original paint, never used one!) The anvil can be any good small anvil---we're using these things not collecting them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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