Original U.S. 1898 Spanish-American War Snare Drum Presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry IMA Merchandise the British arsenal acceptance marking

the British arsenal acceptance marking

At some point after this

Another factor was that not all stoppages could be corrected by charging (cocking) the guns

The helmet is constructed of a boiled leather body

which was dramatized in the 1963 movie The Great Escape

Original U.S. 1898 Spanish-American War Snare Drum Presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry IMA Merchandise the British arsenal acceptance markingOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is quite an attractive piece of Spanish American War kit, which was presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry by the Society of Colonial Wars in 1898. The 201st Infantry was organized under President McKinleys May 25, 1898 call for troops, recruited mostly from Brooklyn and New York City. The Regiment was mustered in during July of 1898, and served as part of the 2nd Corps in New York, Camp Meade,