Cap - United States Coast Guard
As one of the first branches of the U.S. armed services, the Coast Guard has preserved a small but representative collection that includes art and artifacts from the Revenue Cutter Service, the Life-Saving Service, the Lighthouse Service, the Bureau of Navigation and the Steamboat Inspection Service.
1840-1907 U.S.Revenue Cutter Service rank insignia
Nov 17, 2008 · The rank and cap badges of the United States Revenue Marines and U.S. Revenue Cutter Service went through a great many changes between 1840 1907, 8 years before they became the U.S. Coast Guard in 1915. Here are …
Rare 1870's US Revenue Cutter Service Cuff or Vest or Hat …
ARTIFACT: This is a Rare 1870's US Revenue Cutter Service Cuff or Vest or Hat Button by Jacob Gminder of Baltimore. VINTAGE: Circa 1870's. SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in diameter. MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Gilt Brass. ATTACHMENT: …
Historic Documents - United States Coast Guard
Documents, including copies, reproductions and scans of documents, reports, articles, publications, etc., detailing the U.S. Coast Guard and its five predecessor agencies: the Revenue Cutter Service, the Life-Saving Service, the Lighthouse Service, the Bureau of Navigation, and the Steamboat Inspection Service from the Coast Guard Archives and ...
1880's - 1890's US Revenue Cutter Service Officer Belt Buckle …
Oct 7, 2024 · ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1880s or 1890s belt buckle for the United States Revenue Cutter Service, an early federal agency tasked with enforcing maritime regulations. At one time answerable to the Department of Treasury, the Cutter Service merged with the US Life Saving Service in 1915 to form the United States Coast Guard.
Records of the United States Revenue Cutter Service (USRCS)
Jan 11, 2023 · The Revenue Cutter Service employed federal cutters* to enforce maritime laws. The service was established in 1790 to collect much-needed revenue for a post-Revolutionary War U.S. Department of the Treasury and to terminate well-established smuggling activities along the Atlantic Coast.
1862-1900 Uniforms of the United States Revenue Cutter Service
Nov 6, 2018 · Pen and ink drawings of uniforms worn by the United States Revenue Cutter Service from 1891 to 1900.
The Revenue Cutter Service (RCS) was one of the predecessors to the United States Coast Guard. At the outbreak of the War of 1812 the service was small and stretched thin.
Extremely Rare Smith & Wesson Model 1902 - Revenue Cutter Service ...
11/22/21 - This is an extraordinarily rare and perhaps one-of-a-kind Smith & Wesson Model 1902 that was part of a very small contract order by the United States Revenue Cutter Service, a precursor to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Revenue Cutter Service (U.S.) - CRW Flags
Jan 1, 2019 · The Revenue Cutter Service was founded in 1790 by U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, through an act of the United States Congress. Its job was to protect merchant ships in and around major ports, and to thus ensure not only the safe transport of goods with regard to looting and piracy, but also to oversee that proper tariffs were ...