Rare WWI US Army Signal Corps Type 64 Megaphone with Extremely Rare Carrying Strap
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Rare WWI US Army Signal Corps Type 64 Megaphone with Extremely Rare Carrying Strap

Code: uapg00002scm


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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BUT this is somewhat Temporary,

So we will be keeping the Yellow Notification up through EARLY JULY!!

As we will be doing 4 shows over the next 3 weekends, and I will be on then road with most of our Military Artifacts from 6/18 to as late as 7/04 so there could be delays in shipping!!

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ARTIFACT: Rare WWI United States Army Signal Corps Type 64 Megaphone with extremely rare leather carrying strap. The painted, formed fiberboard megaphone features a painted aluminum mouthpiece and painted brass ring on open end. It is joined with painted steel fasteners and along the seam reads: "SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY". The leather strap is adjustable and features a steel buckle, it is affixed to the megaphone with painted steel and brass fixtures.

VINTAGE: Circa WWI.

SIZE: Approximately 17-1/8" in height; 2-1/2" top diameter; 6-7/8" bottom diameter; Strap: 40".

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Painted, formed fiber board, painted brass, steel, and aluminum, leather.

ATTACHMENT: Leather strap, painted steel buckle, lanyard hooks.

MARKINGS: "SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY"

ITEM NOTES: This is from a US Army collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJX16 LBDEX3/16 PSVBGEX06/16 SBGEX06/04/20

CONDITION: 8- (Very Fine&emdash;Excellent): The megaphone shows moderate to heavy wear, the leather strap is brittle, but intact, much of the painted details remain, overall excellent condition.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.