Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps M1917 Private Purchase Dress Blue Enlisted Bell Crown Visor Cap with Period-Applied Canvas Cover - Very Rare Antique Colts as "CKM - wz

as "CKM - wz

and the side of the box dates the copyright to 1942

- Additional detached medal ribbon bars Air Medal with Four Oakleaf Clusters

these were used by Spain from their adoption in 1942 to their replacement by a Spanish M1 copy in the 1980s

The "AN" stands for "Army/Navy"

Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps M1917 Private Purchase Dress Blue Enlisted Bell Crown Visor Cap with Period-Applied Canvas Cover - Very Rare Antique Colts as "CKM - wzOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an outstanding U. S. Marine Corps privately purchased Dress M1917 Blue "Bell Crown" visor cap, intended to be worn by Enlisted Men for dress and parade occasions. The name comes from the pronounced flare out towards the top of the cap. This cap is constructed of wool fabric stretched over a wicker inner frame. This example retains an exceedingly scarce canvas rain & foul weather cover. This is one of the best