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EXTREMELY RARE CIVIL WAR REGULATION HARDEE HAT FOR

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,250.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 6,000.00 USD
EXTREMELY RARE CIVIL WAR REGULATION HARDEE HAT FOR
1ST US MOUNTED RIFLES. You will not find a rarer or better condition enlisted Hardee hat w/ original looped “mounted rifle horn” & unit insignia along w/ Jeff Davis hat badge. Hat also has green wool hat cord designating rifleman. Paper label in crown “US ARMY” above panoply of arms “EXTRA / MANUFACTURE”, size “4”. Complete w/ original 2.5" sweat band. CONDITION: very good overall, 8" crack repair on top front of brim-unaffecting aesthetics. Sweat band is unsewn & has glued repairs holding it in place. (02-14827/JS). $4,500-6,000.