Original U.S. WWI 2nd Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Regiment Headquarters Company Officer's Uniform Set With Breeches U.S. Artwork & Posters maker marked

maker marked

a few days later

and the felt padding is exposed on over 50% of the band

The scabbard shell the typical tapered example which appears to originally have been blued

Overall length: 39”

Original U.S. WWI 2nd Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Regiment Headquarters Company Officer's Uniform Set With Breeches U.S. Artwork & Posters maker markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The 2nd Division was first constituted on 21 September 1917 in the Regular Army. It was organized on 26 October 1917 at Bourmont, Haute Marne, France. Twice during World War I the division was commanded by US Marine Corps generals, Brigadier General Charles A. Doyen and Major General John A. Lejeune (after whom the Marine Corps Camp in North Carolina is named), the only time in U. S. military history when Marine