Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia ZB 26-ZB 30 Brittany to Belgium

Brittany to Belgium

There is however oxidation as well

To the front of both thighs are pleated patch pockets with scalloped flaps

probably at sea

Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia ZB 26-ZB 30 Brittany to BelgiumOriginal 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