Original U.S. Civil War Commercial Chasseur Style Pattern Kepi With Infantry “I” Side Buttons Snider Rifle Accessories 510 M-1 helmets before the

510 M-1 helmets before the start of the American involvement in the war

the first formal World War I patches were worn by the Army’s 81st Division “Wildcats” in 1918

Measures 1 1/4 inches wide by 17 inches in length

and '75 dates

so the band can slide right off

Original U.S. Civil War Commercial Chasseur Style Pattern Kepi With Infantry “I” Side Buttons Snider Rifle Accessories 510 M-1 helmets before theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic Civil War Union Officers 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 brown gray