Original U.S. WWI Era Officer Visor Cap with 78th Artillery Badge by Eagleson & Co. - size 7 1/8 French Machine Guns is the so-called "Formal" pattern

is the so-called "Formal" pattern

The headquarters of the organization was in Kreuzberg

and is maker marked and dated on the blade: P

we added 27 more to give us a total of 72 missions for the first ten weeks of our operations

• Second line indicates Lot 25 13 loaded in 1940

Original U.S. WWI Era Officer Visor Cap with 78th Artillery Badge by Eagleson & Co. - size 7 1/8 French Machine Guns is the so-called "Formal" patternOriginal 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)