ORIGINAL - WW1 USMC MASCOT ( BULLDOG ) FIGURINE GREEN PATINATED BRONZE c1920s

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ORIGINAL - WW1 USMC MASCOT ( BULLDOG ) FIGURINE GREEN PATINATED BRONZE c1920s
The bulldog as a mascot was derived from Devil Dog as a nickname for a U.S. Marine. It is said by US Marines to be based on the use of "Teufelshunde" by German soldiers to describe Marines fighting in World War I. In newer sources it is claimed to be a myth. The "Devil Dogs" nickname for Marines appeared in newspapers in the United States in April 1918. The United States Marine Corps adopted the bulldog as its mascot on June 27, 1927. Brigadier General Smedley Butler enlisted Jiggs into the Marine Corps as a Sergeant in 1922. Sergeant Jiggs starred in the 1926 movie “Tell it to the Marines”. Jiggs achieved the rank of Sergeant Major before his death in 1927. In honor of Jiggs, the Marine Corps adopted the bulldog as its mascot. The mascot was named Jiggs until 1956.
WELL CAST BULLDOG FIGURINE in SOLID BRONZE with GREEN PATINATION.
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE THROUGHOUT WITH SOME VERY LIGHT WEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAWS SHOWING SOME OF THE BRONZE AND IT'S PATINA.
CREATED: 1920's
MATERIAL: SOLID BRONZE
OVERALL WEIGHT: 6.48 oz.
OVERALL HEIGHT: 1 3/4"
OVERALL WIDTH: 1 1/8"
OVERALL LENGTH: 3"
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