I.d a 71st national guard shako
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, Jul 30 2017 04:08 PM
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Posted 30 July 2017 - 04:08 PM
Can anyone positively I.d this as a 71st national guard medical shako as it is being labeled a cw era. But it looks newer.
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Posted 31 July 2017 - 06:38 AM
It's post Civil War. Probably late 19th century. New York National Guard.
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Posted 31 July 2017 - 09:16 AM
Yup, probably c. 1880. 71st Infantry Regiment New York National Guard. Nice kepi, fairly uncommon. I have seen the uniform coats from this unit much more often.
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