Original U.S. Spanish American War 1889 - 1902 United Spanish War Veterans Medal Receiver Top Cover - Allied Air Borne patch

- Allied Air Borne patch on right shoulder with a border surround made of parachute cord

with an octagonal Damascus steel barrel bearing two inlaid silver bands just behind the touch hole

All of the components except for the handle have their correct military stock numbers and manufacturer codes on them

Offered in overall nice condition with cully functional claps and signs of age

It is a typical German Scabbard expressly intended for use with this French M-1842 Bayonet

Original U.S. Spanish American War 1889 - 1902 United Spanish War Veterans Medal Receiver Top Cover - Allied Air Borne patchOriginal Item: Only One Available. This medal was issued to members of the "United Spanish War Veterans." Anyone who served in the armed forces during the Spanish American War or during the Philippine American War was eligible for membership (this organization and the U. S. government both treated both of these separate wars as the same conflict). Of course, over 325,000 served in the Spanish American War, with the U. S. forces in the Philippine