Original U.S. Pre-Civil War Era 2nd Dragoons Officer’s Model 1851 “Albert Cap” Shako Receiver Top Cover with a great color with

with a great color with most of the ribbed texture still present

An eye appealing hard to find authentic piece of XI Olympiad history

All six seppa and the tsuba have a pattern of for lines scratched into them

or possibly dug up by a souvenir seeker

Original U.S. Pre-Civil War Era 2nd Dragoons Officer’s Model 1851 “Albert Cap” Shako Receiver Top Cover with a great color withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a Pre American Civl War Model 1851 Shako, used by an Officer of the 2nd Dragoons. The uniforms introduced under the regulations of 1851 were relatively short lived, but the changes that were made were significant for the Army. The new regulations introduce the frock coat as the service uniform for all soldiers, thus eliminating the coatee. A system of branch colors was also introduced: