Description
It consists of a brass wheel connected to a cover mounted on the front of a brass barrel and an "open" touch hole
making it ideal for naval use
The Gras used by the French Army was an adaptation to metallic cartridge of the Chassepot breech-loading rifle by Colonel Basile Gras
made gas mask to see service in the gas soaked trenches of the Western Front
and original knit waist band but the knit wrist cuffs are missing
Original U.S. 1880s 17th Infantry Officer’s Bullion Kepi Forage Cap by Howard Ackerman - size 6 7/8 Russian/Soviet Militaria It consists of a brassOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful totally genuine United States Army 17th Infantry Officers kepi used during the Indian Wars. This U. S. Army Model 1875 Chasseur Pattern Kepi features fabric of dark blue wool broadcloth. The crown stands 2. 25" high at the front, 4. 25" at the rear seam and the top is 4 3 4" in diameter, stiffened with a pasteboard beneath the lining. The body of the cap meets a band of wool seamed only at the