Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia Caps & Hats - WWII USMC Marked M1912

- WWII USMC Marked M1912 Pistol Belt dated 1943

- Bring Back Certificate dated 16th May 1945 which names Chmielewski and lists multiple items such as a German Schmeiser Rifle

Here's something we have never seen before

the military sector was dropped from the official party

Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia Caps & Hats - WWII USMC Marked M1912Original 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