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NINTH MASSACHUSETTS ARTILLERY " GETTYSBURG RETREAT BY RECOIL" CAP
This forage cap of the "McDowell" style was picked up immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg and subsequently resided in a Massachusetts GAR hall for over 60 years. Its importance cannot be… (1284-01). Learn More »
$9,650.00
SOLD
CONFEDERATE DEEP SOUTH DEPOT ENLISTEDMAN'S KEPI
Federal soldier George Wilson, 21st Missouri Infantry (US), captured this cap at the Fort Blakely fight near Mobile, Alabama April 9th, 1865. The cap appears to have been mass produced at a clothing… (2025-300). Learn More »
$16,500.00
ON HOLD
MAKER MARKED AMERICAN MILITARY OFFICER’S CHAPEAU CA. 1825-1835
This scarce American military officer’s chapeau has a largely intact white silk lining bearing a black maker’s stamp reading “C. St. JOHN. / 118 / BROADWAY, New York.” Bazelon places Charles… (413-01). Learn More »
$1,750.00
Originally $2,450.00
WONDERFUL CONDITION ORIGINAL CONFEDERATE-MANUFACTURED KEPI FOR A DRUMMER BOY OR CHILD
This article of uniform clothing is an original, Civil War example of headgear manufactured in the Confederacy and presented here in wonderful, original intact condition. The period artifact is a… (526-68). Learn More »
$4,750.00
Originally $6,500.00
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR FORAGE CAP VISOR
This is a well preserved leather visor from a forage cap recovered at Fort Pembina, ND, where it was preserved in remarkable condition by wet, anaerobic soil conditions. This is typical of the simple… (1052-485). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR FORAGE CAP VISOR
This is a well preserved leather visor from a forage cap recovered at Fort Pembina, ND, where it was preserved in remarkable condition by wet, anaerobic soil conditions. This is typical of the simple… (1052-482). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR FORAGE CAP VISOR
This is a well preserved leather visor from a forage cap recovered at Fort Pembina, ND, where it was preserved in remarkable condition by wet, anaerobic soil conditions. This is typical of the simple… (1052-481). Learn More »
$45.00
ON HOLD
A REGIMENTALLY MARKED FRENCH MODEL 1886 OFFICER'S KEPI
This one would date ca. 1910-14 in manufacture and was used in the opening battles of World War One 1914/15. The turban of the cap is red broadcloth cloth and it is 2 1/2-inches high. There is a black… (88-202). Learn More »
$345.00
Originally $395.00
SOLD
CIVIL WAR BUMMER OR FORAGE CAP WITH NINTH CORPS BADGE
This is an excellent example of an original Civil War Union army regulation Model 1858 Forage Cap with a Ninth Corps badge on top, displaying the cross cannon and fouled anchor reflecting the origins… (1052-143). Learn More »
$4,000.00
Originally $4,500.00
COMMERCIAL, PRIVATE PURCHASE, CIVIL WAR BUMMER CAP WITH CORPS BADGE
Officers had to buy their own uniforms and headgear, but NCOs and even privates might occasionally also purchase a cap following the general lines of the government issue, but of better quality, more… (1052-202). Learn More »
$3,500.00
Originally $3,950.00
CIVIL FORAGE CAP BY MURPHY AND GRISWOLD WITH 14th CORPS BADGE
Thomas Murphy, William Griswold & Company were hatters on 19th Street in New York City and had major contracts for caps and hats with the U.S. government from 1862 to 1865, with the firm changing… (1052-227). Learn More »
$3,700.00
Originally $4,250.00
MCDOWELL PATTERN FORAGE CAP WITH FOURTH ARMY CORPS BADGE
This is a great example of the “McDowell” style cap popularized early in the war by General Irwin McDowell (1818-1835,) who was perhaps a bit more inspiring in haberdashery than generalship. The… (1052-146). Learn More »
$3,700.00
Originally $4,250.00
CIVIL WAR COMMERCIAL FORAGE CAP WITH MAINE BUTTONS AND ASSOCIATED INSIGNIA
Commercial caps were simply those purchased privately rather the issued by the government. They might more or less closely follow contract patterns with the purchaser able to suit his taste and… (1052-139). Learn More »
$4,000.00
Originally $4,500.00
MINT IDENTIFIED BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL’S FROCK COAT AND CHAPEAU OF ALONZO ALDEN
This sets consists of Brevet Brigadier General Alonzo Alden’s mint condition brigadier general’s frock coat with shoulder straps and his full dress “light French chapeau,” allowed for officers… (1179-156). Learn More »
DOUBLE-DECAL WW2 LUFTWAFFE HELMET
Very good WW2 German luftwaffe helmet complete with liner and chinstrap. Better than 90 percent paint. Scratches to the national decal on the right as shown and rubbing to the eagle’s wingtips on… (169-685). Learn More »
$2,475.00
ON HOLD
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR FORAGE CAP VISOR
This is a well preserved leather visor from a forage cap recovered at Fort Pembina, ND, where it was preserved in remarkable condition by wet, anaerobic soil conditions. This is typical of the simple… (1052-480). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR FORAGE CAP VISOR
This is a well preserved leather visor from a forage cap recovered at Fort Pembina, ND, where it was preserved in remarkable condition by wet, anaerobic soil conditions. This is typical of the simple… (1052-483). Learn More »
FIRST WORLD WAR US M1917 HELMET WITH 78TH DIVISION INSIGNIA
This is a US made M1917 steel helmet used by a member of the 78th Infantry Division. Nearly identical to the British army helmet, the M1917 and later the M1917A1 were used up to the Second World War,… (490-6909). Learn More »
INDIAN WAR FIELD-USED CAMPAIGN HAT FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA
This is a real field-used Indian War campaign hat in relic condition excavated at Fort Pembina, ND, a small frontier army post in operation from 1870 to 1895. Anaerobic conditions of the dig have… (1052-253). Learn More »
REGULAR ARMY CIVIL WAR ENLISTED KEPI WITH INDIAN WAR USE FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA
This Civil War enlisted man’s kepi comes from excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, conducted on private property with the owner’s permission. The fort was established in 1870 by troops of the 20th US… (1052-250). Learn More »
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SCARCE 1859 DATED AMES LIGHT CAVALRY SABER, AKA MODEL 1860
Old habits die hard. Although we now know production of the new pattern cavalry saber intended to replace the heavy Model 1840 started in 1857, most still refer to them as the Model 1860. This is a scarce example of one produced by Ames in 1859 and… (2022-718). Learn More »
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