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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Don't be laughing at my Chapeau! Apr 6^th, 2016 at 3:15pm	Print Post
	Obviously the officer's headgear did not catch on! (Correction - The photo is of Rough Riders at San Antonio, Texas. It is likely the two Colts are in 7X57mm).
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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Don't be laughing at my Chapeau! Reply #1 - Apr 6^th, 2016 at 4:31pm	Print Post
	I don't know why... it's just so darned fetching!!!


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Culpeper KCA Forum Member Offline Posts: 904 Location: Right Coast of Africa Joined: Mar 30^th, 2005	Re: Don't be laughing at my Chapeau! Reply #2 - Apr 7^th, 2016 at 1:03am	Print Post
	Oh for find Great-Grandpa's end-of-the-world 1895 colt and twenty cases of ammo stash behind the false wall of the walk in closet.

	Deacon in the Church of the Mighty Krag. Member of People Eating Tasty Animals (PETA). (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)
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reincarnated KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 562 Joined: Mar 11^th, 2012	Re: Don't be laughing at my Chapeau! Reply #3 - Apr 7^th, 2016 at 2:06am	Print Post
	You need to find the actuating mechanism for the WW1 Marlin gun and increase the rate of fire. I have seen hats like the officer's for sale in various surplus sites.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Don't be laughing at my Chapeau! Reply #4 - Apr 7^th, 2016 at 6:10am	Print Post
	Here is a model 1895 Colt 'potato digger' on a Naval mount and in 6mm USN, at N.Y.C. circa 1898. Is that you, Paul? Mind the Flag Pole!


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Don't be laughing at my Chapeau! Reply #5 - Apr 7^th, 2016 at 9:24am	Print Post
	I'm not minding the pole... I'm at the helm! WOOHOO


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reincarnated KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 562 Joined: Mar 11^th, 2012	Re: Don't be laughing at my Chapeau! Reply #6 - Apr 7^th, 2016 at 3:50pm	Print Post
	Fleet tug? The USN was about to find out that their 6mm guns were outranged. I read somewhere that the Rough Rider's Colt-Browning guns were purchased by the Tiffany family of NYC. Not the fancy lamp guy, but his brother, from the same wealthy family. William Tiffany was a Sgt and actually commanded the machine gun crews. Lt. Parker, a regular, not a Rough Rider, commanded the Army's Gatling gun unit, & coordinated efforts with Sgt Tiffany. Tiffany introduced Parker to TR. After TR became Pres, Parker became a frequent White House visitor, got to be a bird Col and was put in charge of making the Army's machine gun program worked.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Don't be laughing at my Chapeau! Reply #7 - Apr 7^th, 2016 at 7:57pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the background information, 'reincarnated'. I'm attaching a version of the picture with individuals identified. Number 1 is William Tiffany. The 'Dandy' with the stylish Sun-Helmet is not listed. (Maybe he was a 'Field Rep.' from Colt's Patent Firearms)?


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