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CIVIL WAR JUNIOR OFFICER'S KEPI OR INDIAN WARS OF

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD
CIVIL WAR JUNIOR OFFICER'S KEPI OR INDIAN WARS OF
CIVIL WAR JUNIOR OFFICER'S KEPI OR INDIAN WARS OFFICERS CAP. A fine example of an officer's kepi, typical of those used by 1st and 2nd lieutenants. An excellent, privately made example. The front stands 3-1/2" high. The rear is 6" tall. Crown is 4-1/2" in diameter. The body is made of dark blue wool broad cloth and the exterior is decorated with a single strand of black braid measuring 3/8" wide applied to the base of the kepi. Single strands of identical braid rise from the bottom band to the crown at the front, back, and on each side. The crown is decorated with a single strand of this braid intertwined to form a quatrefoil. A single strand of braid circumscribes the crown. Visor is of tarred leather with stitched edge binding. The chinstrap, also of tarred leather, is held in place by 2 cuff-sized eagle "I" buttons. The interior is lined in black silk with a lozenge shaped stitched decoration on the underside of the crown. There is wool batting between the interior lining and the blue wool broad cloth. The kepi has a 1-3/4" wide light brown leather sweatband. some of these details mentioned above are present in Indian War officers caps and in Civil War officers caps. CONDITION: Very good. 2 moth holes on the right front side of the kepi. Chinstrap buttons are loose but attached with their orig thread. Visor is slightly crackled. 4-56140 CW16 (4,000-4,500)