Pte. James Ross Machine Gun Company Group

Description:

Pte. James Ross Machine Gun Company Group, c. 1917, universal service dress jacket with general service buttons, epauletes have brass MGC insignia, cap with crossed machine gun insignia under a crown, canteen with leather strap, two belts, an image of Ross in uniform, and an image of the 232nd Machine Gun Company taken in 1917 with Ross on the extreme left.
Estimate $800-1,200

A few moth nips and snags on the tunic, cap, and canteen cover but in overall good condition.


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