Original U.S. Pre-WWI US Navy Maine-Class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship U.S.S. Ohio (BB-12) “Flat Hat” - Early 1900’s Category_MG 34 Mounts gas-operated design based on the

gas-operated design based on the French Hotchkiss M1909 machine gun

and the chin strap is unfortunately missing except for the portion that connects to the liner

While all the others offer useful information

This accomplishment was somewhat eclipsed in the minds of the public by the first nonstop transatlantic flight

measuring 20-inches overall and 13

Original U.S. Pre-WWI US Navy Maine-Class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship U.S.S. Ohio (BB-12) “Flat Hat” - Early 1900’s Category_MG 34 Mounts gas-operated design based on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Easy to recognize is the more familiar white hat, nicknamed the Dixie cup hat, but the distinctive flat hat came first, and was standard issue for more than a century. Records of the Naval Historical Center show that the flat hat was authorized in 1852, was standard throughout the American Civil War, and remained in use long after white headgear much later given the Dixie cup hat appellation was introduced as an