Original U.S. Spanish American War 2nd Infantry Regiment Captain’s M1898 Tropical Coat with Private Purchase Officer’s Campaign Hat - Hand Sewn Construction Antique Winchesters giving a brief description of

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The arsenal was established in 1916 as the Kokura Arms Factory as one of six arsenals under control of the government

There is a bit of play in the barrel/frame connection

The rear of the cylinder is marked 2185

and still has an intact saddle ring and sight guard barrel band

Original U.S. Spanish American War 2nd Infantry Regiment Captain’s M1898 Tropical Coat with Private Purchase Officer’s Campaign Hat - Hand Sewn Construction Antique Winchesters giving a brief description ofOriginal Grouping. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous grouping to a Captain of Company L, 2nd Infantry Regiment, who served during the Spanish American War. The grouping includes an extremely scarce Infantry Officers M1898 Tropical coat with blue cuffs, collars, and shoulder boards hand sewn on, likely by the officer himself. As the uniform regulations were all very new at this time, many soldiers and officers altered their uniforms themselves. The