Original U.S. Civil War Union Officer Burnside Pattern Slouch Hat - 2nd Cavalry Regiment Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns has no Saber Bayonet lug

has no Saber Bayonet lug

These loaders appear complete as shown on page 190 of "The Devil's Paintbrush" by Dolph Goldsmith

There is no maker marking in the shell

sometimes showing original brown leather color on reverse side

The Luftschutz decal is clean and 95% complete but has wear throughout

Original U.S. Civil War Union Officer Burnside Pattern Slouch Hat - 2nd Cavalry Regiment Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns has no Saber Bayonet lugOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is pattern 1858 Union officer slouch hat which was also known as a Burnside Hat and is certainly among the Rarest and Most Rakish Forms of Civil War Union Officer's Headgear! This particular hat is pictured in the fabulous book by John Langellier and C. Paul Loane U. S. Army Headgear: 1812 1872, on page 54. Now that is some pretty great provenance! This fantastic example features Beaver felt body with 1 4 inch black