Original U.S. 1898 Spanish-American War Snare Drum Presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry IMA Merchandise It would be very difficult

It would be very difficult to upgrade this pistol and find one in nicer condition

The helmet is constructed of a boiled leather body

the Observer Badge was also initially authorized for aircraft bombardiers

and have about 75% of the plating intact

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

Original U.S. 1898 Spanish-American War Snare Drum Presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry IMA Merchandise It would be very difficultOriginal 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,