Original U.S. WWI “Pro Patria!” US Army Recruitment Poster - 41 ½” x 28 ½” Ammunition and barrel all bear serial

and barrel all bear serial number 9330

) and tightly wrapped with springy aluminum wire

1945 to denote military participation in the victory of the Soviet armed forces over NSDAP Germany in the Great Patriotic War

with a bone pommel held on by an embossed brass plate

and you can clearly see the outline of two curved AK-47 magazines under the top flap

Original U.S. WWI “Pro Patria!” US Army Recruitment Poster - 41 ½” x 28 ½” Ammunition and barrel all bear serialOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a wonderful poster, rather rare in any condition! The poster served as an essential call to arms for individuals to join the Army for the duration of the war. Pro Patria! the Latin phrase meaning for ones country, punctuates H. Devitt Welshs poster calling for viewers to JOIN the Army. Many WWI posters glorify mechanized innovations, such as airplanes and warships, but Welshs poster exhibits a more