Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia Caps & Hats Army Cavalry trumpet in G

Army Cavalry trumpet in G

- Original German WWII War Merit Cross without swords in Bronze

and the seamed brass bell is in great shape

the military sector was dropped from the official party

Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia Caps & Hats Army Cavalry trumpet in GOriginal 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