Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with Artillery Insignia / SOLD

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Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with Artillery Insignia – Inventory Number: UNI 133 / SOLD Commercially produced Civil War forage cap, popular with officers and soldiers that preferred to wear a cap of higher quality that those issued by the government. This example has a squared brim bound with painted cloth, and the body is lined with padded black silk with a quilted crown lining. The body of the cap rises 4” at the front and is adorned with a false embroidered, stamped brass crossed cannon artillery insignia with most of the original gilt finish. The leather sweatband is crosshatched, light brown leather in good condition. The chinstrap remains in excellent condition with a rounded, stamped brass adjustment buckle, and is secured to the cap with two cuff-sized eagle “A” artillery buttons. The wool body has a wonderful rich blue color with some small moth nips scattered about, two of which have stitched repairs on the crown. A very attractive and well-made Civil War cap. *To purchase this item directly with a credit card, please click on this link.   Inventory Number: UNI 133 / SOLD

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A Private Purchased Civil War forage cap in dark blue with black leather brim and gold artillery crossed cannon insignia on front.
A Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with Artillery Insignia, featuring a black leather visor, gold button and buckle, shows wear and small holes. / SOLD.
A close-up of a Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with Artillery Insignia, dark blue with visible stitching and small holes, photographed against a white background.
A Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with Artillery Insignia, featuring a blue wool body, black leather visor and chinstrap, and brass side buttons, is photographed against a white background. / SOLD.
A dark blue Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with black leather visor and strap, featuring gold artillery insignia on the front.
A Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with Artillery Insignia, featuring a dark blue color, black leather visor, and gold crossed sabers on the front.
Close-up of a brass button with artillery insignia on dark blue fabric from a Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap / SOLD.
Close-up of the inside of a Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with Artillery Insignia, showing quilted black fabric, visible stitching, and slight wear marks in the center.
Top view of a worn Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with Artillery Insignia, featuring a leather brim and faded, discolored inner lining. / SOLD.
A Private Purchased Civil War Forage Cap with Artillery Insignia, featuring dark blue fabric, a black leather brim, and a gold crossed cannons emblem on the front.

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