Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Brass Shoulder Scales Category_Snider Rifle Accessories or possibly was originally finished

or possibly was originally finished black

We do not know whether the wear is from combat

This lovely French flintlock colonial issue musketoon is in the Pattern of 1777

but instead could be secured to the head through use of a chin cup that snapped onto the lowest of the snaps on the oxygen mask mounting tabs

Earl displayed calm leadership and coolness under fire

Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Brass Shoulder Scales Category_Snider Rifle Accessories or possibly was originally finishedOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. Complete pair of Civil War Shoulder Scales with mounting implements. Light artillery, cavalry troops, and some Non Commissioned Officers, musicians and privates of infantry units went to the front decorated with brass scales on their shoulders. Shoulder scales were originally designed to be a form of body armor. The idea was that if a soldier wearing these was struck down by a swordsman, the blow would be