Original U.S. Civil War Private Purchase Chasseur Style Pattern Officers Kepi With XXV Corps, 1st Division Patch German Decals as marked on the galvanized

as marked on the galvanized steel handle

followed by the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (as part of the US V Corps) on 26 September

reslotted and a new locking ring

and there is a repaired crack at the wrist

with some flaking adjacent to the grip

Original U.S. Civil War Private Purchase Chasseur Style Pattern Officers Kepi With XXV Corps, 1st Division Patch German Decals as marked on the galvanizedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic Civil War Union enlisted Federal Chasseur Pattern Kepi that features fabric of very fine blue wool broadcloth. The crown stands nearly 3 high at the front, 5 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 lovely black cotton