Original U.S. Philippine Insurrection Era M1899 Screen Vent Campaign Hat with Flag-Inscribed Brim and Original Sweatband - Size 7 1/8 EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION It measures 12 ¼” tall

It measures 12 ¼” tall and the base measures 3 ⅜ x 4 ⅜”

The uniform itself is in amazing condition and retains tailor tags on both the tunic and trousers for Alfred Knuth of Berlin

The contents of the sealed hard rubber kits varied in contents

some of the rarest and yet most overlooked items are those which were intended to be manufactured and designed to be expendable

but that now has become checked and crazed

Original U.S. Philippine Insurrection Era M1899 Screen Vent Campaign Hat with Flag-Inscribed Brim and Original Sweatband - Size 7 1/8 EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION It measures 12 ¼” tallOriginal 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