Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Union Infantry Sergeant with 1861 in Broken Thermoplastic Case German SS We believe they are period

We believe they are period

which has caused some staining to the material

The cap is marked S 65 on the interior

The letters called for single men

This is a fantastic genuine example of a British single-piece brass knuckle knife

Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Union Infantry Sergeant with 1861 in Broken Thermoplastic Case German SS We believe they are periodOriginal Item: Only One Available. Everything about this image, including its presentation, makes it a splendid memento of the Civil War. This Civil War cased "Sixth Plate" (2. 75 x 3. 25 inch) tintype portrait shows an unidentified seated infantry sergeant. He wears a standard sack coat of northern Federal or Union issue, with no headgear. There may be a sword in his hands, but it is too low in the frame to say for sure. The image has heavy cracking