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MODEL 1855 HARDEE HAT CAVALRY HAT CORD - RARE
SPECIMEN:
Introduced with the Model
1855 Hardee Hat, these Cavalry Hat Cords continued in
service through the Civil War and on through the Indian
War era. One of the more difficult Civil War era
hat cords to find in the modern collecting market, as
the Cavalry numbered fewer soldiers than the Artillery
and the Infantry, there were far fewer of these yellow
Cavalry Hat Cords manufactured and issued.
In spite of the rarity, I have managed to acquire two
sets of these cords from old collections. Nonetheless,
Model 1855 Cavalry Hat Cord sets seldom appear on the
market as the relatively low stocks that did exist in
the surplus market having disappeared years ago.
These two sets present an unusual opportunity to acquire
one of the rarest hat cords of the Civil War and Indian
War eras.
Each set is shown below in photographs and individually
described.
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