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General >> Chit-Chat (for poking fun and off topic subjects) >> More neat U.S. 22nd Regiment pictures http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1524265166 Message started by butlersrangers on Apr 20^th, 2018 at 10:59pm

Title: More neat U.S. 22nd Regiment pictures
Post by butlersrangers on Apr 20^th, 2018 at 10:59pm

'Skates' the Mascot ... Nice Dog!

Close-up of pack shows company letter (F) above 'crossed-rifles' and regiment number (22) below. (This is opposite of scheme used on U.S. Hat-Badges).

Close-up of Bayonets shows they are not really 'fixed' to front barrel-band/lug.

WT ... ? - Who's Mr. McKay, photographer/'artist', trying to fool? ... Early Photo Shoppe??!

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Title: Re: More neat U.S. 22nd Regiment pictures
Post by butlersrangers on Apr 20^th, 2018 at 11:10pm

The Diabolical Sgt. Culpeper guarding his booze?

Naw!

He's not a good enough shot to have those collar 'tabs'.

(I think it's the 'Bean Kid', all growed up)!

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Title: Re: More neat U.S. 22nd Regiment pictures
Post by waterman on Apr 25^th, 2018 at 3:12pm

What are the revolvers?

Title: Re: More neat U.S. 22nd Regiment pictures
Post by Local Boy on Apr 25^th, 2018 at 3:50pm

They appear to be Smith & Wesson Model 3 or sometimes known as the Russian/Schofield model depending on caliber/design differences.

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Title: Re: More neat U.S. 22nd Regiment pictures
Post by olderthansome on Apr 25^th, 2018 at 3:55pm

At first glance the pistols look like S&W DA32's, but there were several companies making lookalike models at that time. They could also be H&A, Iver Johnson, or others akin to the famous Grace L. Ferguson Airline and Storm Door Company as immortalized by Bob Newhart. The cylinders of these two in the picture seem to have an extra long cylinder stops at the back end of the cylinder which was not, I don't think, on the actual S&W models.

Title: Re: More neat U.S. 22nd Regiment pictures
Post by Culpeper on Apr 27^th, 2018 at 7:06am

HA! Guarding booze? Pffft. He is guarding his virginity. Look at the bed. Totally inspection order and no scantity-clad woman.

Title: Re: More neat U.S. 22nd Regiment pictures
Post by waterman on May 5^th, 2018 at 9:18pm

My thoughts were that the revolvers were too small to be the big S&W Model 3 Russian or Schofield types.

Title: Re: More neat U.S. 22nd Regiment pictures
Post by butlersrangers on May 5^th, 2018 at 11:00pm

Schofield, yeh ..... now there's a Revolver!

.... some repros are nice and fun.

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