Original British WWI Middle Eastern Campaign Officer's Horsehair Fly Whisk U.S. Helmets/Hats Both the jacket and pants

Both the jacket and pants are marked with the laundry number B2074 and the jacket is marked with the name BUSBY

The regimental insignia of the 339th Infantry insignia was designed soon after the close of World War I and has everything to do with the North Russia Expedition in 1918-19

became the 33rd Regiment of Foot in 1755 and drew from the West Riding of Yorkshire

Lieutenant Bechar

” which indicates it was modified at RSAF Enfield in 1905 to the “Rifle

Original British WWI Middle Eastern Campaign Officer's Horsehair Fly Whisk U.S. Helmets/Hats Both the jacket and pantsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Made from real horse hair mounted on a brown leather covered cane, this would have matched well with the Officer's Sam Browne Leather gear then in use. Fly Whisks such as these were issued for use in the Middle Eastern campaigns of WWI, specifically for the Turkish Campaign in the Dardanelles, the Mesopotamian Campaign with the Arabs led by the famous Lawrence of Arabia, and at the British Headquarters in CAIRO,