Maybe it isn't possible to tell by seeing pictures posted here if a uniform jacket is real or a clever fake, but I know absolutely nothing about Civil War uniforms so I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. My husband bought this several years ago from an online dealer in antique guns and other military items. It was labeled Civil War Union Artillery Private's Shell Jacket. Any idea, based on these photos? It is actually the dark navy color, the pictures where it looks steel blue were taken in direct sunlight. It's also pretty wrinkled but I'm not about to touch it with an iron and ruin it somehow.
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