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CIVIL WAR CAVALRY OFFICER'S "PORK PIE" SLOUCH HAT

Price: $3,250.00
Availability: SOLD
Prod. Code: HR16

CIVIL WAR CAVALRY OFFICER'S NON-REGULATION "PORK PIE" SLOUCH HAT. THIS DISTINCTIVE STYLE HAT IS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH CAVALRY GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN WHO WORE THE SAME "PORK PIE" STYLE HAT DURING THE CIVIL WAR. THE OUTER IS BEAVERSKIN EXHIBITING NATURAL AGE WEAR, WITH SPOTS OF LOSS AND THINNING. FRONT ADORNED WITH CAVALRY CROSSED SABERS, AND DISCOLORED YELLOW CAVALRY CORD. CORD IS ALL THERE, IT HAS BEEN BROKEN AND SEWED TO HOLD IN PLACE. EASILY REPLACED IF SO DESIRED. BLACK SILK RIBBON HATBAND ENCOMPASSING BASE OF HAT. OUTER RIM WITH STITCHING. INSIDE OF HAT WITH VERY FINE+ CONDITION SILK LINING, SECURE AND ALL INTACT. BRIM IS 2.5" WIDE, HAT IS 4 1/4" IN HEIGHT. NO MAKER. OVERALL CONDITION IS EXCELLENT OF THIS DESIRABLE CIVIL WAR CAVALRY OFFICER'S "PORK PIE" STYLE HAT.