Original U.S. 5th Maryland Regiment Shako - Circa 1895 - The Dandy Fifth German Replica The brass butt plate tang

The brass butt plate tang bears the engraving: 42 / A / 9 indicating that the musket had been issued to the 42nd Regiment of Foot

complete with their original snaps

The feathering in the quillon arms as well as the eagle’s eye

constructed roads and bridges

Original U.S. 5th Maryland Regiment Shako - Circa 1895 - The Dandy Fifth German Replica The brass butt plate tangOriginal Item: Only One Available. There have actually been three different 5th Maryland Infantry regiments. The first existed from about 1775 to 1861, when it disbanded and entered confederate service. The second was a Union regiment from the western part of the state, composed almost entirely of German immigrants, which existed only during the Civil War until 1865. The third, to which this shako belonged, was organized in 1867 (hence the date on the