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CIVIL WAR ERA SPAN-AMERICAN WAR UNIFORM COAT FORAGE CAP

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,310.00 USD
CIVIL WAR ERA SPAN-AMERICAN WAR UNIFORM COAT FORAGE CAP
OFFERED HERE AN ORIGINAL TUNIC AND FORAGE CAP FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA. IT WAS PROBABLY FROM THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR OR CIVIL WAR ERA. THE TUNIC HAS A 5 INFANTRY BUTTON FRONT. THE BUTTONS HAVE AN EAGLE WITH SHIELD IN THE CENTER. THE MATERIAL IS A DARK BLUE WOOL WITH A COLLAR THAT HAS A SILVER TARNISHED "M" ON EACH SIDE. BELOW THE FRONT BUTTONS ARE 2 CLOSING CLASPS THAT HOOK TO THREADS. THERE ARE 2 CORPORAL RANK CHEVERONS ON EACH SLEEVE. THE RIGHT CHEVRON IS SLIGHTLY LOOSE AT THE POINT. THERE ARE 3 EAGLE SHIELD BUTTONS ON EACH CUFF. THE INSIDE LINING IS A MEDIUM BLUE TWILL MATERIAL WITH ONE POCKET. THE TUNICS BACK HAS A TRIPLE SEAM. THE FORAGE CAP IS A MATCHING DARK BLUE. IT HAS AN "M" IN A WREATH ON THE FRONT, WITH A LEATHER CHINSTRAP AND A SIDE BUCKLE. THE ENDS HAVE SIMILIAR MATCHING BUTTONS TO THE TUNIC. THE BRIM IS A STIFF LEATHER AND INSIDE THE CAP IS A SWEATBAND. THE SWEAT BAND IS SEPARATED INTO PARTS WITH PART OF THE LINING STILL INTACT. THE CROWN HAS A STIFF MATERIAL WITH AN OILCLOTH COVERING. WE HAVE DESCRIBED AND IDENTIFIED THIS GREAT UNIFORM IN DETAIL TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY; A FANTASTIC OFFERING!! *