Original British WWI 1917 Dated Trench Cap - Machine Gun Corps - Dated 1917 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia BY 1ST LT WARREN MACKEN

BY 1ST LT WARREN MACKEN

volunteered to deliver an important message

with original leather chin strap included

Safety pin on chain

The Poster was published by Sackett and Wilhelms of New York in 1917

Original British WWI 1917 Dated Trench Cap - Machine Gun Corps - Dated 1917 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia BY 1ST LT WARREN MACKENOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a stunning example of an original wool serge constructed Trench Cap as used by Great Britain in WW1. Oilcloth lining with WD and Broadarrow stamp and date of manufacture, 1917. Affixed to the front is the cap badge for the Royal Machine Gun Corps. When Commonwealth troops found themselves locked in trench warfare in the first winter of 1914, the SD cap was proven to be inadequate. Although troops were issued