Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia Caps & Hats and the seamed brass bell

and the seamed brass bell is in great shape

with some chipping on the front

Here's something we have never seen before

The gun has an overall length of 49 inches

- Original German WWII War Merit Cross without swords in Bronze

Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia Caps & Hats and the seamed brass bellOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a French Second Empire leather shako imported by the Union during the American Civil War. The Second French Empire remained officially neutral throughout the American Civil War and never recognized the Confederate States of America. The United States warned that recognition would mean war. France was reluctant to act without British collaboration, and the British government rejected