Original U.S. Civil War French Import Zouave Vest and Pantaloons - Regimentally Marked 1re Zes Japanese Replica All three leather pads are

All three leather pads are complete and two retain their original horsehair stuffing

and a white Luftwaffe eagle on the left

This badge is un-researched with interesting historical possibility as the issue number

in company with King George V and several American battleships

Two of the three metal studs are still intact

Original U.S. Civil War French Import Zouave Vest and Pantaloons - Regimentally Marked 1re Zes Japanese Replica All three leather pads areOriginal Item: Only One Available. Not surprisingly when one considers that the Americans were considering French military uniform design in the early 1850's, French military garb was finding its way to American shores to be placed into the hands and on the backs of Union Army troops almost immediately upon outbreak of the American Civil War. Large quantities of uniforms and equipage were purchased by such well known American military suppliers as