Original U.S. Philippine Insurrection Era Named M1902 Artillery Cotton Service Tunic - Quartermaster Sergeant William Drukker - Scarce Model M3 Grease Gun The period was the beginning

The period was the beginning of instability in Europe and the French ministry of war did not want to depend on a state manufacturing company so close to the borders of the country

for putting off their wedding

There is definitely some wear

though there are spots of peppering and oxidation spotting

The blade ricasso is marked with maker U C (Utica Cutlery) above U

Original U.S. Philippine Insurrection Era Named M1902 Artillery Cotton Service Tunic - Quartermaster Sergeant William Drukker - Scarce Model M3 Grease Gun The period was the beginningOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very scarce model of tunic, the M1902 Cotton service tunic. Most collectors associate the M1902 with the gorgeous dark blue dress uniforms, but these cotton examples are much more difficult to find. This example bears the rates for a Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, with a Gunners shell insignia under one of the rates. The interior of the tunic bears the name Wm. Drukker, for Quartermaster Sergeant William