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CIVIL WAR OFFICER'S STYLE FORAGE CAP

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
CIVIL WAR OFFICER'S STYLE FORAGE CAP
CIVIL WAR OFFICER'S STYLE FORAGE CAP. Made of dark blue wool broad cloth in similar shape of an enlisted man's forage cap. The front rises 4-1/2", back seam is 6-1/2", crown is 5-1/2" in diameter. The visor is of the duckbill variety, measuring 6-3/4" wide with stitch edged binding. The chinstrap is of tarred leather with a sheet brass buckle and secured by two 3-pc Civil War general staff buttons. The interior is lined in black silk. The crown is quilted with diamond-shaped stitching. The forage cap has a 1-1/2" wide brown leather sweatband. CONDITION: Very good. Several areas of mothing in the front folds of the forage cap. There are other minor holes at the base and toward the rear and on the crown. The hat is orig however the sweatband and interior body lining (except for covering on the crown disk) are both replacements. 4-56123 CW17 (3,500-4,000)