57164: Incredible Confederate Staff Officers Kepi Start Price USD 12,000.00 Current Price USD 21,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Friday, November 21, 2008 Location Eisenhower Hotel & Resort See more about '57164: Incredible Confederate Staff Officers Kepi' Description click for larger image57164: Incredible Confederate Staff Officer's Kepi Incredible Chasseur-Pattern Confederate Staff Officer's Kepi with Provenance Tying it to the Missouri - Arkansas Border Area. Letter of authenticity from noted Confederate uniform authority Les Jensen included, the entire hat being in superb untouched condition. Jensen notes that the existence of four hats, all nearly identical in pattern, from this same area, would indicate that they are probably unique to one Confederate unit in the Missouri - Arkansas border region, although Jensen also notes that there is a possible South Carolina association as that state did prescribe the use of silver braid for some of its officers. Very fine quality black wool body. This hat, as do the others, exhibits the anomaly of four bands of braid at the base, three at the sides and two quatrefoil braid on the crown. The hat displays a 3/8" wide, strictly decorative chinstrap in nature, with very small brass ball buttons. The 1¾" high Moroccan leather sweat band shows some signs of use but excellent and, as Jensen notes, unquestionably original to the hat. The hat utilizes a dark brown polished cotton 'bag' lining with polished cotton also covering the crown stiffener. The visor has a tarred finish on the top and textured Moroccan leather lining in the underside. Just a few moth 'nicks, most notably on the crown, really very minor, otherwise perfect. A very rare piece of Confederate headgear with great provenance.Shipping: Clothing, Costumes & Jerseys (view shipping information)Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 100-110 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. 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