Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Volunteer Militia of Maine Infantry Soldier with Decorated Forage Cap in Half of Thermoplastic Case Belgian Militaria The chinstrap is solid

The chinstrap is solid

We have tried to identify this maker

The pistol is marked with serial number 374 on the top of the frame under the barrel

They also designed numerous famous pistols

Chin strap is totally original and in very dry hard condition

Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Volunteer Militia of Maine Infantry Soldier with Decorated Forage Cap in Half of Thermoplastic Case Belgian Militaria The chinstrap is solidOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a particularly appealing Civil War era sixth plate tintype portrait of an unidentified Union enlisted soldier whose cap insignia appears to associate him with the Volunteer Militia of Maine. The standing soldier wears a dark frock coat and holds his forage cap so that the insignia on the crown is prominently visible to the camera. The image remains housed behind glass with an ornate brass mat in the surviving