Original U.S. Civil War Federal Issue Regulation 1858 Pattern Forage Cap by Thompson, Goodrich & Co with V Corps Badge Untouched Antique Guns and Air Corps collar tabs

and Air Corps collar tabs

The copper crossguard measures approximately 1 ⅜” x 1” and looks to be made of a single piece of brass

Constructed from tan blended webbing material as seen on other period German WW2 fieldgear used in North Africa and Italy

A nice example of a mid-war RAD EM/NCO Hewer

There is also a very nice A R E maker mark on the side of the grenade

Original U.S. Civil War Federal Issue Regulation 1858 Pattern Forage Cap by Thompson, Goodrich & Co with V Corps Badge Untouched Antique Guns and Air Corps collar tabsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic Civil War Union enlisted Federal Issue Regulation 1858 Pattern Forage Cap that features fabric of very fine blue wool broadcloth. The crown stands nearly 4 high at the front, 6 at the rear seam and the top is 5 in diameter, stiffened with a pasteboard beneath the lining. The body of the cap meets a band of wool seamed only at the rear and stiffened with leather. The cap's interior is lined with