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Lot 366
[CIVIL WAR]. Standard 1858 forage cap, with manufacturer's label. 
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$2,375
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[CIVIL WAR]. Standard 1858 forage cap, with manufacturer's label. 

Visor to crown 4 1/2 in. standard contract 1858 dark blue wool felt forage cap with paper label: "Size No. 1 / 6 3/4 / U. S. Army. / L J & L Phillips." Tarred unbound visor, leather chinstrap with 14 mm brass general service eagle buttons, leather sweatband, brown polished cotton lining (mothing, light soil, light separation at rear brim, heavy wear to leathers, bend to visor, most of interior crown lining lost with pasteboard stiffener visible).

The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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