Original French Second Empire Enlisted Infantry Shako - Circa 1860 U.S. Badges but all we can make

but all we can make out is the number 4

The 74th Division began a period of intense infantry training in August

incorporating many changes which had been introduced during production of the G-6

so this marking is most likely not the original regiment it was issued to

It still retains the original top spike

Original French Second Empire Enlisted Infantry Shako - Circa 1860 U.S. Badges but all we can makeOriginal Item: Only One Available. A nice example of a Second French Empire (Napoleon III 1852 1870) enlisted infantry shako, perhaps around the time of the Crimean War, or war with Italy in 1860. The cardboard body displays a thin covering of black fur, with a yellowish worsted wool band at the top, and a black painted rigid top. There is a black thin leather panel to the reverse, black pressed leather visor and original cockade to the front of the