Original British WWI 1912 Dated Royal Fusiliers Bearskin Busby by J Compton & Sons - Size 7 German Field Gear VF-20 'Fighting 20' was a

VF-20 'Fighting 20' was a aircraft carrier squadron that served in the pacific theatre during WW2

It was most likely left in the field and acquired sometime in the early years after World War Two and then sent back to the U

The brass top mount to the scabbard engraved:

was nicknamed in German military slang as Schiffchen

Overall this is a very example of a Whitney Navy that was used in the Civil War

Original British WWI 1912 Dated Royal Fusiliers Bearskin Busby by J Compton & Sons - Size 7 German Field Gear VF-20 'Fighting 20' was aOriginal Item: Only One available. One of Great Britain's oldest regiments, the Royal Fusiliers were raised in 1685 as the "Ordnance Regiment", to combat the the bastard son of King Charles the Second, the Duke of Monmouth who was later beheaded after the Battle of Sedgemoor. The regiment was redesignated as the 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers) in 1751, and served throughout the Wars of the Spanish Succession and by 1773 was posted to Canada.