Original U.S. WWII Pacific Theater US Marine Corps Marked 10 Cap Blasting Machine by White-Rodgers Electric Co. - 1st Combat Engineer (Pioneer) Battalion Caps & Hats P 576 578 20-Dec-1943 BremenRouse

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retain not much but oddities and trivia

and leather with this one being a mixture of both silver and leather

and the cuts are not exactly straight

Original U.S. WWII Pacific Theater US Marine Corps Marked 10 Cap Blasting Machine by White-Rodgers Electric Co. - 1st Combat Engineer (Pioneer) Battalion Caps & Hats P 576 578 20-Dec-1943 BremenRouseOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original WWII U. S. M. C. 10 Cap Blasting Machine, complete with the original handle and leather carry strap. These were used by Combat Engineers to clear obstacles during the Island Hopping Campaign in the Pacific Theater of War. The battalion participated in combat during the Battle of Guadalcanal, Eastern New Guinea, Battle of New Britain, Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Okinawa. Following the war