Original U.S. WWI Era Officer Visor Cap with 78th Artillery Badge by Eagleson & Co. - size 7 1/8 French Machine Guns a thick piece of tow

a thick piece of tow is wrapped around the jag

For 36 hours the 596th continued this genuinely heroic effort

It has a nice edge with only a few small nicks and no major damage

The headquarters of the organization was in Kreuzberg

Most of the battalion returned home in June 1902

Original U.S. WWI Era Officer Visor Cap with 78th Artillery Badge by Eagleson & Co. - size 7 1/8 French Machine Guns a thick piece of towOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original WWI Era United States Army Officer visor cap with the mohair band removed, and the typical Eagle cap badge replaced with an artillery "Crossed Cannons" badge over number 78. The Cap features a black patent leather covered pressed paper or fiber visor, with a leather chin strap held in by plain split pins. The cap has a very nice condition leather liner, and the hat size is marked as a 7 1 8 (57cm)