M1881 Infantry Shako Button

Name/Title

M1881 Infantry Shako Button

Description

This die would have produced the button used on the side of an M1881 Infantry Shako. The 'H. B. & CO 1881' is Horstmann Brothers & Company located in Philadelphia.

Made/Created

Die Sinker

Peter Henry Jacobus

Die Maker

UNKNOWN

Manufacturer

Horstmann

Date made

1881

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Die

Height

3 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Weight

4-1/4 lb

Create Date

January 21, 2020