Original U.S. Civil War French Import Zouave Vest and Pantaloons - Regimentally Marked 1re Zes Japanese Replica Original crown

Original crown

and also has a 43 date

The blade has trades of the original crossgrain near the crossguard

and has the standard wicker basket inside supporting the bear skin

and a white Luftwaffe eagle on the left

Original U.S. Civil War French Import Zouave Vest and Pantaloons - Regimentally Marked 1re Zes Japanese Replica Original crownOriginal Item: Only One Available. Not surprisingly when one considers that the Americans were considering French military uniform design in the early 1850's, French military garb was finding its way to American shores to be placed into the hands and on the backs of Union Army troops almost immediately upon outbreak of the American Civil War. Large quantities of uniforms and equipage were purchased by such well known American military suppliers as