Original U.S. Pre-WWI US Navy Maine-Class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship U.S.S. Ohio (BB-12) “Flat Hat” - Early 1900’s Category_Blunderbuss This is a genuine United

This is a genuine United States manufactured WWII M2 mortar tube with bipod

The grip looks to be shark skin shagreen wrapped wood

patrolling

This helmet shell really has LOTS of research potential

Original U.S. Pre-WWI US Navy Maine-Class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship U.S.S. Ohio (BB-12) “Flat Hat” - Early 1900’s Category_Blunderbuss This is a genuine UnitedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Easy to recognize is the more familiar white hat, nicknamed the Dixie cup hat, but the distinctive flat hat came first, and was standard issue for more than a century. Records of the Naval Historical Center show that the flat hat was authorized in 1852, was standard throughout the American Civil War, and remained in use long after white headgear much later given the Dixie cup hat appellation was introduced as an