Original U.S. Boston Light Infantry Volunteers Fore and Aft Officer’s Bicorn Hat by Platt with BLIV 1798 Cypher Receiver To the rear of the

To the rear of the trigger guard there are two CROWN / S / HC proofs

The Sniper Scope M3

In peacetime the Corps was assigned to the II Army Inspectorate but joined the 2nd Army at the start of the First World War

all marking have been lost from coats of paint and the round cannot be dated unless stripped of the paint

with the factory ribbed texture still apparent on both sides

Original U.S. Boston Light Infantry Volunteers Fore and Aft Officer’s Bicorn Hat by Platt with BLIV 1798 Cypher Receiver To the rear of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This very nice example of a fore and aft Officer's hat is complete and fully lined in dark blue silk type material. A type of bicorne hat, its style is very similar to the 1812 War headwear of the early 19th Century. The interior is marked by the Boston maker in gold: PLATT29SCHOOL STREETBOSTON The BLIV 1798 cypher in the front indicates issued to the Boston Light Infantry Volunteers, founded in 1798. Originally