Ya know, Canuck, I could see it if it were accurate but I just get the impression that it's wanting to have some kind of gimmick for your outfit that the other guys don't have and standing out because of it. I mean, is it a Civil War re-enactment or a Ren Faire? If it was, in fact, used in some kind of dress uniform, then I could see guys maybe wearing it in some context but there seems to be no evidence that it was worn in action so why pretend that it was? Wishing doesn't make it so. History has taken a revisionist beating already and I can't see muddying the waters any more than they already are.

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