US Navy 1866 Officers Cap Badge
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Reproduction United States Navy 1866 Officers Cap Badge.
Perfect for:
- reenactors and living history
- US Navy Collectors
- Research and history
- Museums, Films and displays
- Nautical collections
This is an extremely rare badge and you would be highly unlikely to ever come across the genuine article! It was produced to meet the USN Regulations for 1866:
"The cap ornament for all commissioned officers, except naval constructors, chaplains, and professors of mathematics, shall consist of a silver embroidered spread eagle, standing on a gold embroidered foul anchor in an inclined position, as per pattern. Length of ornament to be one inch and a half from the lower part of the palm of the anchor to the crest of the eagle; distance between the tips of the eagle's wings two and a half inches. The anchor, including the ring, to be one inch and a half in length.”
In short it measures 70mm wide and 50mm tall. The penultimate picture shows the badge mounted on a 1866 pattern Navy Officers Kepi. The final picture shows how you can mount this badge on a contemporary cap for a full US Navy 1866 representation!
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