Original U.S. Pre Civil War era Pattern 1851 Type Leather Militia “Albert Cap” Style Shako WWII service used condition and are

service used condition and are free of any extensive damage

but models with the signatures of actual heroes and survivors of Pearl Harbor veterans are hard to come by

AF-44-14751

Some people refer to the batch of steel as the "heat of steel"

poison gas and flamethrowers

Original U.S. Pre Civil War era Pattern 1851 Type Leather Militia “Albert Cap” Style Shako WWII service used condition and areOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare and interesting example of a Pattern 1851 shako, complete with decorative chinstrap and lining. When we are fortunate enough to stumble across these 1851 shakos, they are constructed with dark blue wool, never oilcloth leather like this one. It has the same standard P1851 forward slant and rounded tarred leather brim. The chinstrap is retained, another rarity, delicate to touch but is complete and