Original Mexican-American War Era Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Bicorne Chapeau Officer’s Hat by George B. Foster Military Store of Boston - 1840-1852 MG 34 Mounts Comes dull (not sharpened)

Comes dull (not sharpened)

It came to us as a "barn find"

and shows no sign of ever having been rifled

The tsuka (handle) has two gold highlighted steel Cherry-Blossom menuki (grip decorations)

with a nice etched SS motto on the obverse side

Original Mexican-American War Era Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Bicorne Chapeau Officer’s Hat by George B. Foster Military Store of Boston - 1840-1852 MG 34 Mounts Comes dull (not sharpened)Original Item. Only One Available. This is an outstanding but heavily worn and repaired Officers Chapeau Bras, worn by an officer of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia during the Mexican American War period. The chapeau was manufactured by George B. Foster Military Store located at 29 Tremont Row, Boston, Massachusetts. Foster was only located at 29 Tremont Row from 1840 1852, dating this precisely to the Mexican American War period. There are