George Kinsey Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Are they Cape pins or were they used to clean mud off the Hammer Mechanizam. Found in hut sites. French Zouaves. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsb Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Seen some on line that are pin back same basic design but flat. They were associated with Texas. But most like yours seem to be Louisiana. I think you cornered the market on them after searching the web! No idea about the chain unless it was issued or bought like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_in_CA Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Very interesting. I'd like to find one of those ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 What part of the country did you find those in? Very nice items for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Kinsey Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 Found in Ukraine prior to the Russian Invasion. Sevastopol French Camps. The soldier is a New York Zouve.The Cape pins have different chain attachments in the Civil War. Traded with a friend from Ukraine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Kinsey Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 22 hours ago, dsb said: Seen some on line that are pin back same basic design but flat. They were associated with Texas. But most like yours seem to be Louisiana. I think you cornered the market on them after searching the web! No idea about the chain unless it was issued or bought like that. Found in Ukraine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsb Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Thanks George that was bugging me. I've seen that photo identified for both north and south. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsb Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 George do you think these were used by most Zouave organizations in the civil war. I think it's strange that American units picked up on the Zouave fad, not a wet weather friendly outfit or good in the brambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now