Original U.S. Civil War French Import Zouave Jacket - Regimentally Marked 1re Zes P-1853 Enfield The barrel nut catch is

The barrel nut catch is attached to the magazine housing and serves a dual purpose

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the end pieces attached to black finished magnetic metal buttons on either side

which does not sound very big

The crossguard is solid "German Silver"

Original U.S. Civil War French Import Zouave Jacket - Regimentally Marked 1re Zes P-1853 Enfield The barrel nut catch isOriginal 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 it's 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