Original Spanish-American War U.S. Captured Spanish Hat Cockade with Infantry Button Ancient Overall length: 25"

Overall length: 25"

The rifle comes complete with cleaning rod and with what appears to be a partially intact needle

Manufactured at the arsenal at Klingenthal and marked as such along with the date MARCH 1880 expressly as French military aid to Egypt that had gained great prominence since the opening of the Suez Canal

The silvering on the central "splash" portion of the design is mostly gone

Original Spanish-American War U.S. Captured Spanish Hat Cockade with Infantry Button Ancient Overall length: 25"Original Item. Only One Available. This is a very scarce captured Spanish cockade off of an officers hat, taken by an American soldier during the Spanish American War. The cockade measures 2 x 2 . Captured items from the Spanish American War are difficult to come by due to the short lived nature of the war and lower numbers of troops as compared with WWI and WWII. This is a great souvenir taken from a Spanish officer which shows the patina and wear of