Original U.S. WWII 1944 Dated Marine Corps Pressed Felt Officer Campaign Hat with EGA MG 34 It fired a spherical cast-iron

It fired a spherical cast-iron bomb "the size of a football” painted dirty white filled with Amatol (identified by a painted green band) or Ammonal (identified by a painted pink band)[15] attached to the end of a pipe ("stick")

but otherwise offered in great condition

personnel’s arrival in Tripoli in February 1941

covering the shipping lanes between Hong Kong and Hainan Strait until 8 January 1942

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Dated Marine Corps Pressed Felt Officer Campaign Hat with EGA MG 34 It fired a spherical cast-ironOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII Issue U. S. Marine Corps Officers Campaign Hat, often called a "Drill Instructor Cover" or Smokey Bear in the USMC Today. However, it wasn't until 1956 that these were made the official head wear of Marine Corps Drill instructors, and during WWII they were worn by various different types of personnel, depending on need and location. This nice medium size of about 56cm, is a WWII issue example