Original U.S. Civil War Union Officer Burnside Pattern Slouch Hat - 2nd Cavalry Regiment Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns There is no maker marking

There is no maker marking in the shell

PRC - 6T/180 (180 channel synthesized unit) and PRC - 6GY

has no Saber Bayonet lug

sometimes showing original brown leather color on reverse side

Original U.S. Civil War Union Officer Burnside Pattern Slouch Hat - 2nd Cavalry Regiment Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns There is no maker markingOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is pattern 1858 Union officer slouch hat which was also known as a Burnside Hat and is certainly among the Rarest and Most Rakish Forms of Civil War Union Officer's Headgear! This particular hat is pictured in the fabulous book by John Langellier and C. Paul Loane U. S. Army Headgear: 1812 1872, on page 54. Now that is some pretty great provenance! This fantastic example features Beaver felt body with 1 4 inch black