Description
this helmet has been known as the "Big Star" to collectors for obvious reasons
They are very rarely seen
It is dirty from long storage
this crusty mass was opened before WW2
During the US Civil War it continued to be issued to Union Cavalry as in the early years it was more readily available than the M1860
Original Pre-Civil War State of South Carolina City of Charleston Slave Document Bill of Sale - Dated 1857 Night Sights this helmet has been knownOriginal Item: One of a kind. This document came to us in a purchase of a large American Civil War collection. Among the swords, muskets, pistols and a slew of documents was this and official bill of sale contract issued on a "State of South Carolina" headed legal document. This is an item that speaks to the time of the lowest moral standing in perhaps any historical period of the United States. Today, it seems unimaginable that one person could