03-30-2009, 09:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-30-2009, 09:43 PM by Jeffrey Meffert.)
I'm with Doug. I think it is a late 30's/early 40's bud that someone has messed with to make it look more civil war-ish. Cloth covered buttons are actually standard for the 1919-1922 era but the ones I have from that time look quite different than these. It also appears the background star and button "loops" are of the same thin material which is NOT standard (button loops on mine are usually leather). I question the cap badge also. Even on the inside photo, it looks like the prongs are bright and shiny in cap whose lining shows some sweat staining. If the badge had been there for the sweating, it would be tarnished.
