Original U.S. WWI US Army M1909 Brown Denim Fatigue “Daisy Mae” Work Hat Dated 1918 - Size 7 Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The barrel tang and cap

The barrel tang and cap bolster also have nice engraving

the League and HJ staged "evening of entertainment

The shape is a very attractive GUNOME MIDARE (irregular zig zag) with Just a bit of YAHAZU (notched) aspects at the points

These were contract made

Unfortunately we do not know the exact year this was manufactured but we do believe it to be produced in the late 1880s

Original U.S. WWI US Army M1909 Brown Denim Fatigue “Daisy Mae” Work Hat Dated 1918 - Size 7 Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The barrel tang and capOriginal Item: Only One Available. The earliest mention of any type of fatigue or work hat is just a specification number without any other details. Based only on that the Hat, Blue Denim, specification No. 1009, adopted on January 21, 1909 was the first U. S Army issued fatigue hat. Because it was designed and issued to be worn in conjunction with the 1908 Blue Denim Fatigue uniform it was obviously intended to be used exclusively only by enlisted