Original U.S. Philippine Insurrection Era M1899 Screen Vent Campaign Hat with Flag-Inscribed Brim and Original Sweatband - Size 7 1/8 Spade Grip Assembly demonstrating perfectly the amazing transformations

demonstrating perfectly the amazing transformations nature can affect on a chemically volatile substance like celluloid

The liner is the correct high pressure WWII issue and stamped with the logo for the Mine Safety Appliance Company (MSA)

It would be forty two years after the last battles and exile of the emperor to the island of Saint Helena before the need to adequately and officially recognise the service of these combat veterans was eventually recognised officially by an imperial decree of Emperor Napoléon III creating

Spain maker mark on the back

Original U.S. Philippine Insurrection Era M1899 Screen Vent Campaign Hat with Flag-Inscribed Brim and Original Sweatband - Size 7 1/8 Spade Grip Assembly demonstrating perfectly the amazing transformationsOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a heavily worn but well used example of the scarce M1899 Campaign hat, a rare and short lived model featuring screen vents on each side and three rows of stitching along the edge of the brim. This hat was produced in a limited quantity to answer requests by troops then serving in Cuba, for better ventilation and airflow in tropical climates. This example has been inscribed during the period on the brim with an