Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Infantry Brass Cap Badge with Prongs French Holster with a scarce liner to

with a scarce liner to boot

and then as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard

scattered elements of three companies were reduced to half strength by the time they gained the relative safety of the shingle

Unlike the conventional warfare methods of firing artillery into a coordinate location

Please see the wonderful book THE NAVY LUGER by Joachim Gortz and John Walter pages 30-32 for additional information about this holster

Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Infantry Brass Cap Badge with Prongs French Holster with a scarce liner toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a scarce Civil War infantry cap hat badge, featuring a gilt French horn with ornamentation. The badge still retains both of its weak prongs allowing for affixation to hats caps. As per the regulation, This is the "gilt french horn" device prescribed for infantry in the 1834 regulations. Struck in sheet brass of medium thickness, the horn has small bits of ornamentation as shown. The