Original U.S. Civil War Pattern 1859 United States Marine Corps Officers Cap Insignia Badge Made from Bullion - USMC U.S. Machine Guns pilot collar device and a

pilot collar device and a very nice 9th Air Force embroidered patch to the left shoulder

5"Hip width: 25"Front length: 33

It saw action during the Battle of Mons in August 1914

This serial number and last name identifies the canteen to Gunner Thomas Joseph Gleeson

Original U.S. Civil War Pattern 1859 United States Marine Corps Officers Cap Insignia Badge Made from Bullion - USMC U.S. Machine Guns pilot collar device and aOriginal Item. Only One Available. The regulations of 1859 for the U. S. Marine Corps distinguished between headgear for dress and for fatigue (i. e. every day and field use.) The specified insignia for officers fatigue caps was gold bullion embroidered hunting horns with a silver Old English M in the loop on a crimson ground. This is an extremely scarce example of a Civil War Marine Corps Officers cap insignia. This insignia is near perfect besides