US Indian Wars Era, Army Enlisted M1872 Forage Cap, Infantry
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $425.00

Original era manufacture. A fairly sound example of a classic piece of US Army headgear of the Indian Wars era. Dark blue wool bodied hat with an unbound visor. Brown polished cotton lining with a rather tattered leather sweatband. Loosely attached to the front of the hat is an 1872 pattern enlisted infantry insignia, and above, a German silver number 4. There is a standard enlisted general service button on each side, with a section of the original patent leather chinstrap remaining. The hat shows age and wear, yet displays well, needing just a little TLC.