Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia VHS This bayonet was recently acquired

This bayonet was recently acquired from a top European bayonet collector

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The back clip is intact

Original U.S. Civil War Imported French Second Empire Model 1860 Leather Shako - Original Period Applied Insignia VHS This bayonet was recently acquiredOriginal 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