Original U.S. WWI USMC “First in the Fight - Always Faithful - Be a U.S. Marine” Extremely Rare & Iconic Marine Corps Recruitment Poster - 23 x 35” Russian/Soviet Militaria and there are some lighter

and there are some lighter spots which look to be small scrapes suffered during the past 100 years during storage and/or transport

As far as if this thing is still operational in the sense it was during WWII

IMA has a few of these pistols recovered from Nepal in 2003

developed in 1916 was augmented by pre-fragmentation grooves and a percussion fuse with a safety pin

It is extremely difficult to find such a common size in this condition

Original U.S. WWI USMC “First in the Fight - Always Faithful - Be a U.S. Marine” Extremely Rare & Iconic Marine Corps Recruitment Poster - 23 x 35” Russian/Soviet Militaria and there are some lighterOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an extraordinarily scarce offering for us at IMA, as this is the very first example of this iconic Marine Corps poster we have ever offered. Despite its rarity, it is instantly recognizable to any USMC collector, as it was used for the cover photo of Volume 1 of "Equipping the Corps by Alec S. Tukloff, one of the quintessential Marine Corps reference books. The poster measures a great displayable 23 x 35 and