Original U.S. Spanish-American War Named & Identified M1872 Kepi of Brigadier General John Walter Clous - Brevetted Twice for Gallantry at Gettysburg & Served on Staff of Generals Merritt, Miles, and Brooke in SAW MG 08-15 Maxim - German WWII Romanian "Crusade

- German WWII Romanian "Crusade Against Communism" Eastern Front Service Medal

mostly yours because our duty is to our country

and again on Formosa and Okinawa

as on the later model 1888 Rifle and the Carbine models

There is some verdigris present around the brass hooks on the leather

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Named & Identified M1872 Kepi of Brigadier General John Walter Clous - Brevetted Twice for Gallantry at Gettysburg & Served on Staff of Generals Merritt, Miles, and Brooke in SAW MG 08-15 Maxim - German WWII Romanian "CrusadeOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding M1872 Kepi which saw use by Brigadier General John Walter Clous, a German born American soldier with a fascinating story. Clous wore this kepi while serving as a Brigadier General of Volunteers in the Spanish American war, serving on the staffs of Gens. Merritt, Miles, and Brooke. He was also the Secretary and Recorder of the Commission for the Evacuation of Cuba. The kepi has a gorgeous bullion