[CIVIL WAR]. Chasseur-style New York general staff officer's kepi.
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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Jun 21, 2022
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[CIVIL WAR]. Chasseur-style New York general staff officer's kepi.
Visor to crown 3 in. dark blue wool felt chasseur-style kepi with dark blue embroidered piping with crown quatrefoil, tarred and bound leather brim, leather chinstrap with 15mm New York state brass buttons, leather sweatband, dark blue silk lining with quilted interior crown (mothing, some fading to piping and lining, tarnish and verdigris to buttons, repair to chinstrap); 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. 1858 pattern general staff wreath with embroidered gold bullion wreath and silver "U.S." on black velvet with twisted brass wire border (border coming loose; some tarnish).
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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