I'm curious if anyone has encountered this specific design of Confederate collar insignia made of what appears to be solid metal rather than metallic wire embroidery or stamped metal sheet? It was found on an unaltered, extant Louisianan Colonel's frock coat in a private collection:
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I've seen a number of ad hoc, field/home front fabricated rank insignia of various styles and materials, but never any quite obviously commercially crafted to this level, like a piece of jewelry.
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I've seen a number of ad hoc, field/home front fabricated rank insignia of various styles and materials, but never any quite obviously commercially crafted to this level, like a piece of jewelry.
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