Original U.S. Civil War 1864 Pattern Light Artillery Shako with Plume & Cords - Excellent French Edged Weapons making this a very scarce

making this a very scarce offering

They were the culmination of the Navy's annual training maneuvers

the regiment was redesignated as the 516th Airborne Infantry Regiment on 18 June 1948 and active from 6 July 1948 to 1 April 1949 and from 25 August 1950 to 1 December 1953 at Camp Breckinridge

though the bright bolt has been finished at some point

but this looks to be a relatively recent replica replacement

Original U.S. Civil War 1864 Pattern Light Artillery Shako with Plume & Cords - Excellent French Edged Weapons making this a very scarceOriginal Item. Only One Available. When the Hardee hat became the regulation headgear for all branches of service in the 1850s, some companies of light artillery adapted quickly, and others preferred the old pre 1851 Mexican War style Ringgold pattern shakos. Interest in the traditional headgear of the light artillery resurfaced from time to time during the Civil War. In 1863, a New York battery in North Carolina even requested them. So, in January