Original U.S. Punitive Expedition / WWI 5th Cavalry Regiment Model 1912 Campaign Hat with Cavalry Cord German Uniforms with a very nice hilt

with a very nice hilt with little rust and a great patina

Not too many of these examples are seen that often and finding any information on them is rather difficult

The successful assault on Difensa was the basis for the 1968 motion picture titled The Devil's Brigade

S Army 29th Infantry Division

these definitely look to have been fully plated in silver

Original U.S. Punitive Expedition / WWI 5th Cavalry Regiment Model 1912 Campaign Hat with Cavalry Cord German Uniforms with a very nice hiltOriginal Items: Only Ones Available. This is an attractive example of the scarce Model 1912 Montana Peak High Crowned Campaign Hat with a Cavalry cord and an insignia of the 5th Cavalry regiment affixed to the front. In 1916, the 5th Cavalry was dispatched to the Mexican border to serve as part of the Pancho Villa Expedition commanded by General John "Black Jack" Pershing. The Regiment crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico and was successful in stopping