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Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

carter

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Spanish Am. War item

Can anyone tell me if this could possibly be authentic

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deanglen

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indycop said:
You are really trying to make me get one these!! I was in the 3rd battalion 14th infantry regiment ,10th mountain div.



OFAS is chock full of them in the Military Insignia section, Span Am War. But be warned, most go for 35-50+ bucks!






dean
 

Mike Hammer

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carter said:
I picked this up on OFAS today for $41.00. I thought it would go for more. Looks like some extensive moth damage under the brim.
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and this was $8.50
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Any idea on what I'm going to do with these?
Those railroad tracks look *suspiciously* like USMC issue. When the hat shows up, if the bars have beveled edges, they are Army. If they are just straight edges with no bevels, then they are USMC/USN issue.
I could be mistaken, but I believe the Campaign Cover is strictly enlisted gear for USMC, so the bars would be an add-on.
 

Pat_H

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Mike Hammer said:
Those railroad tracks look *suspiciously* like USMC issue. When the hat shows up, if the bars have beveled edges, they are Army. If they are just straight edges with no bevels, then they are USMC/USN issue.
I could be mistaken, but I believe the Campaign Cover is strictly enlisted gear for USMC, so the bars would be an add-on.

Now, the campaign hat is an enlisted man's item in any service. Earlier, however, it was worn by all ranks, prior to being just a DI item. At no point, however, was the rank insignia worn on it by any service.

The Marines only wore the Globe and Anchor device on theirs, which they still do of course.
 

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