Original U.S. Punitive Expedition / WWI 5th Cavalry Regiment Model 1912 Campaign Hat with Cavalry Cord German Uniforms on Cromwell tanks[citation needed] and

on Cromwell tanks[citation needed] and early model Centurion tanks

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

This very nice example is complete with a liner and partial chinstrap

Most are in grease

It still has a clear USMC inside an oval on the top flap

Original U.S. Punitive Expedition / WWI 5th Cavalry Regiment Model 1912 Campaign Hat with Cavalry Cord German Uniforms on Cromwell tanks[citation needed] andOriginal 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