US Cavalry Shell Jacket
Blue Wool shell jacket with 12 brass buttons down the front and cotton lined
Based on the pattern 1858 – 1872 with the yellow cotton piping trim.
If your size is not listed, please email us for a quote.
We do keep some of these in stock, but please treat your order, Made to Order
Price: £80.00
The shell jacket found its origins during the dashing militia ere and when the Confederates broke away from the Union the government wasted no time to put them into production. The shell jacket was made as a fabric saving measure rather than its make or style and become the standard government issue during the civil war for the confederates. These jackets were made in many different styles and by different depots in the states
