Original Norwegian M-1859 Breech Loading Rifle Bayonet Converted for Parade Use with Leather Scabbard U.S. Civil War and on May 24

and on May 24

Originally dubbed the Cawnpore Tent Club hat

One or more 34th Division units were engaged in actual combat for 611 days

and the loops on the back were as well

The front of the scabbard has a German WWII visor cap Cockade and Wreath attached

Original Norwegian M-1859 Breech Loading Rifle Bayonet Converted for Parade Use with Leather Scabbard U.S. Civil War and on May 24Original Item. Only One available. First introduced in 1859, this bayonet was then used with the M 1860 Infantry Rifle, the 1867 Remington Rifle and the 1876 Krag Pertersson rifle, only requiring slight modifications to fit each. While the rifles became obsolete, the same is not true for bayonets, so they were often refitted to fit the next generation of firearms. And once the service life was over, many sword bayonets were then converted for parade