Original U.S. WWI Navy Flat Hat for the USS Alabama, Flagship of the 1st Division, Atlantic Fleet - Missing Stiffener Lock Assembly The design was later improved

The design was later improved to make larger cartridges

LOT LS-201-2 E 2-71

There is oxidation on many of the smaller buttons

Year of Manufacture: Circa 1702–1714

showing the expected dings and dents from light service

Original U.S. WWI Navy Flat Hat for the USS Alabama, Flagship of the 1st Division, Atlantic Fleet - Missing Stiffener Lock Assembly The design was later improvedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an interesting original U. S. Navy flat hat identified to the USS Alabama, hull number BB 8, an Illinois class pre dreadnought battleship that served with the Atlantic Fleet and later as a training vessel during WWI. The hat appears to be a custom made example and features decorative stitching, an attractive interior pattern, and ornamental details on the cap tally. USS Alabama was the second vessel of the