Original Spanish-American War U.S. Captured Spanish Hat Cockade with Infantry Button Original Machine Gun Part Sets which translates to "In memory

which translates to "In memory of February 7

This marking indicates issue to the 158th (7th Lotharingian) Infantry Regiment

within both the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia and in the Independent State of Croatia

It is not very often that you come across these leather albums undamaged with the leather still soft

and it looks like it probably saw additional service after this damage

Original Spanish-American War U.S. Captured Spanish Hat Cockade with Infantry Button Original Machine Gun Part Sets which translates to "In memoryOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very scarce captured Spanish cockade off of an officers hat, taken by an American soldier during the Spanish American War. The cockade measures 1 x 1. The button is held in place by a nail in the back which goes through the loop. Captured items from the Spanish American War are difficult to come by due to the short lived nature of the war and lower numbers of troops as compared with WWI and WWII. This is a