Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia ZB 26-ZB 30 Brittany to Belgium

Brittany to Belgium

probably at sea

This is a knife that was "really there"

and is actually an original piece

More on the M1917 BayonetThe M1917 bayonet was used first during World War I by American soldiers on the Western Front

Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia ZB 26-ZB 30 Brittany to BelgiumOriginal 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