Original U.S. Civil War Pair of Federal Infantry Captain Bullion Shoulder Boards Iraq Lewis machine guns on the

Lewis machine guns on the bridge wings

The weapon is similar to the Punjabi gandasa or the European glaive

but this looks to have been done period

at some point it was painted red

so it can be used for the preparation of square sided wooden logs for use in construction

Original U.S. Civil War Pair of Federal Infantry Captain Bullion Shoulder Boards Iraq Lewis machine guns on theOriginal Set. Only One Available. This is a very nice set of Civil War Federal officer shoulder boards for the rank of Captain, indicated by the double bars at each end. The color inside the border is blue, the color indicating Infantry during the Civil War era and later. It is hand embroidered, made from wool fabric and bullion thread surrounding a stiff cheesecloth core. The boards measure 3 x 1. The boards are in rough shape with one board missing