US Indian Wars Era, Army M1889 Forage Cap, Horstman, 17th Corps Veteran
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: $395.00

Original era manufacture. A dark blue wool forage cap with a black painted leather visor with a bound edge. Black leather adjustable chinstrap secured with two brass enlisted pattern buttons. Black cotton lining with a thick leather disc sewn into the underside of the cap, Horstmann contract label at center. Brown leather sweatband which remains pliable displaying a size tag of 7 1/8. Glued to the top of the kepi are three paper arrows, in red-white-blue, representing the three divisions of the Union XVII Corps of the Civil War. Likely added by a veteran of perhaps the Corps Headquarters of the 17th, which served in the Western Theater 1862-1865. Scattered mothing to the top and sides, still displays rather nicely.