These marks are commonly found on WW1 US horse equipment and related items. On leather items, there will also typically be a three-character stamp under this mark indicating the government inspectors initials, and many times date of manufacture year stamping (1917 or 1918). Contractor Name Contractor Location Images of Marks Exact Marking Characters A. G….
Interesting real photo postcard from Mexico. The subject is a well turned out young Mexican officer or cadet, sometime round 1923 or so …
A Critique of the Model of 1879 Whitman cavalry saddle by a military officer. To the Editor of the Army and Navy Journal: SIR: A writer to the ARMY And Navy Journal, who signs himself “109 Degrees in the Shade,” gives us his opinion on “The Question of Equipment,” and indulges the hope that others…
The common iron ‘barrel buckle’, or roller buckle, was referenced in the U.S. Ordnance Manual and other specifications for civil war horse equipment, such as the McClellan, the various artillery items, and quartermaster harness. A truly popular form of buckle hardware for leather straps and belts, it’s still very common today. The exact style of…
Battery “D,” 3rd Field Artillery,Fort Myer, Virginia, March 27, 1916. FROM: C. O. Battery “D,” 3rd Field Artillery.To: The Adjutant General, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. (Through Military Channels.) SUBJECT: Feeding and Stabling of Horse “Rodney.” This letter with its nineteen subsequent indorsements caused the issuance of orders necessary to insure proper care and…
Caught between various kitchen duties, some doughboys take a break for a photograph, posing around the water cart. What would later be called a ‘water buffalo’, this is one of the earliest of the US Army’s portable water supply vehicles, made to Quartermaster Department specifications. In this image, we see the typical overseas caps and…
