Original U.S. Army Spanish American War New York State Issue M1895 Medical Corps Enlisted Forage Cap Blunderbuss recently uncovered and purchased by

recently uncovered and purchased by IMA

with an extremely rare Hawley pressed paper liner

so it was used and not cleaned in a timely fashion at some point during its life

The variety in nomenclatures resulted from the complicated bureaucracy in NSDAP Germany

and a “C” in a shield with a pointed bottom

Original U.S. Army Spanish American War New York State Issue M1895 Medical Corps Enlisted Forage Cap Blunderbuss recently uncovered and purchased byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a size 7 1 8 U. S. Army Regulation Model 1895 enlisted forage cap. This was the U. S. Army's first transition to a visor cap after leaving the traditional kepi design as worn from the 1850s early 1890s. This cap was very shortlived, being replaced by the more commonly encountered Model 1902 just seven years later. Made of dark blue wool with enameled leather visor bound and a tarred leather chinstrap. The cap