Original U.S. Seminole Wars Era Model 1824 Bell Crown “Tar Bucket” Shako nChannel He wrote a sports column

He wrote a sports column for Hearst papers in Los Angeles beginning in 1952 and had a long career at the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

as expected of a knife that saw service in the field

Fully cleaned and oiled works correctly

this is about as ugly as it gets

Original U.S. Seminole Wars Era Model 1824 Bell Crown “Tar Bucket” Shako nChannel He wrote a sports columnOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is an extremely rare and rather lovely M1824 Bell Crown. Although a portion of the eagle is absent, the overall condition is unusually exceptional. This style of hat was in use during the 1821 1835 period. This is a very nice U. S. Militia bell crown "tar bucket" shako. Used by regular forces as well as militia units from 1820 1835. This very original example has a portion of the front eagle insignia missing