Original U.S. Spanish-American War USS Maine Havana Recovered “Going Ashore” Navy Flat Hat with Provenance - “Remember the Maine” Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Gilt brass mounts adorned with

Gilt brass mounts adorned with Chinese Plum Blossoms

in really nice condition with only a very few moth nips

The top of the receiver is marked MARLIN SAFETY and the bottom rears serial number 48004

Mooney became famous in the early 1910s for his carving skills

There is a  more staining and light peppering on the hilt

Original U.S. Spanish-American War USS Maine Havana Recovered “Going Ashore” Navy Flat Hat with Provenance - “Remember the Maine” Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Gilt brass mounts adorned withOriginal Item. One of a Kind. REMEMBER THE MAINE! The battlecry echoes even to this day! It was the incident that led to the SpanishAmerican War, a relatively brief conflict lasting just under 4 months. It was the conflict that announced the arrival of the United States as a world power. Often overlooked however is the fate of the U. S. S. Maine (ACR 1) itself, which had sunk in Havana Harbor, occupying valuable space. It was not until 1910 that an