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RARE 1908 DATED USMC STAR VENT FORE AFT ROLL BRIM CAMPAIGN HAT UNISSUED Sz 6.5
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RARE, 1908, WM.H. HORTSMANN CO, PHILIDELPHIA, CONTRACT MAR 30 1908 MANUFACTURER MARKED & DATED, USMC, STAR VENT, FORE & AFT CAMPAIGN HAT WITH CORRECT 1904-1911 WIRE BACK BRONZED (BROWN) ENLISTED EAGLE GLOBE & ANCHOR COVER EMBLEM (EG&A), SIZE 6 1/2 (TAGGED).UNISSUED CONDITION. HAT IS MORE OF A DRAB SHADE, WITH WIDER HEAD BAND, AS SEEN IN EARLY - MID 1904-1911 USMC PHOTOS.
CAMPAIGN HAT SHOWS MINOR MOTHING & MINOR STORAGE STAINING (SEEN IN PHOTOS), CORRECT USMC ROLLED BRIM, STAR VENT SIDE VENTING.
CORRECT WIRE BACK BRONZED 1904-1911 USMC ENLISTED EAGLE GLOBE & ANCHOR HAT INSIGNIA. CORRECT USMC CONTRACTED ROLLED BRIM.
LAST TWO PHOTOS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND SHOW THE 1900-1904 GILTED (SILVER ENLISTED EG&As) AND THE 1904-1911 BRONZED (BROWN ENLISTED EG&A).
THESE HATS ARE SEEN CLEARLY IN MANY USMC PHOTOS FROM 1900-1911/1912.
I AM SELLING SEVERAL EXCESS USMC COMBAT RELATED MILITARIA UNIFORMS, WEB GEAR, HEAD GEAR, FOOT GEAR & FIELD GEAR ITEMS FROM MY OVER 35 YEAR USMC COLLECTION. EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS OR FOR MORE PICTURES. DAN WHITTON, MSGT USMC(RET)
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