Original U.S. Spanish American War M1895 Army 2nd Infantry Regiment Enlisted Forage Cap One-of-a-Kind and heat batch code 149B

and heat batch code 149B which corresponds to a manufacture date of approximately of May 1942

This is a Erel-Sonderklasse model which was a high grade of eReL visor caps

This type of modest censorship was common for soldiers returning home after the war

for Massachusetts

Serial number 67044

Original U.S. Spanish American War M1895 Army 2nd Infantry Regiment Enlisted Forage Cap One-of-a-Kind and heat batch code 149BOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a size 7 1 8 regulation M1895 enlisted forage cap. This was the U. S. Army's first transition to a visor cap after leaving the traditional kepi design. Made of dark blue wool with enameled leather visor bound with patent leather, and a tarred leather chinstrap. Hat retains original russet brown leather sweatband which is damaged in a few places. Inside of crown is lined with black silk and maker marked