Original U.S. Pre WWI Era Ship’s Detachment US Marine Corps Dress Blues Coat With Gunner Pointer First Class Sleeve Insignia Multi Nation Flags April 1944 with the adoption

April 1944 with the adoption of the Grenade

During the Korean War

It features a Brass butt plate and trigger guard and one iron barrel Badderly barrel band remaining

The lower left sleeve has yet again

complete with the often missing cap

Original U.S. Pre WWI Era Ship’s Detachment US Marine Corps Dress Blues Coat With Gunner Pointer First Class Sleeve Insignia Multi Nation Flags April 1944 with the adoptionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Marine Detachment or MarDet was a unit of 35 to 85 United States Marines aboard large warships including cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. They were a regular component of a ship's company from the formation of the United States Marine Corps until the 1990s. Missions of the Marine Detachment evolved, and included protecting the ship's captain, security and defense of the ship, operating the brig, limited