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Pat's question on the Lewis machine gun prompted me to do some research. This reference made no mention of the use of the Lewis in during the Punitive Expidition, but it isn't that type of book. <u>The Machine Gun: History, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and Airborne Repeating Weap...

Pat, <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Pat Holscher</i> <br />I read last night, in the most recent issue of The American Riflem...

From some unknown 19th Century bard came the statement that;
“<b><i>Everything out West either bites, stings scratches or digs holes!</i></b>”

Couvi

<i>"Cavalier san Cheval"</i>

Mitch, The horse ambulance photo I have seen looks like the one in the photo on this website: http://www.sfspca.org/volunteers/CC_feb03.shtml. I believe that the Army Horse Ambulance was more like a two-wheeled cart rather than a four-wheeled wagon. Couvi <i>"Cavalier san Cheval"</i>

Mitch, If memory serves, the photo I saw is of a cart-type vehicle with arches of some sort of I-beam above it on both ends and some sort of lifting devices. I suspect the floor came out, the animal was lifted up and floor replaced, but this is only my own speculation, as I have never seen a real on...

See enclosed site for one of the best photographs of a rolling kitchen that I have ever seen.
http://www.ironhorse129.com/rollingstoc ... ofalls.htm

Couvi

<i>"Cavalier san Cheval"</i>

Ron, Ron Smith wrote: There seems to be a number of Armies that adopted some variation of the AS 25, and most seem to have been allies of Germany. When glanced at the Japanese saddle is a close copy if the AS 25, surely there was some influence from Germany. (That is only my speculation not supporte...

Pat, I checked the database today on the Winchester and it is a Carbine, Winchester, M1895, cal..30, SN: 20126, Marked "Colo Nat'l Guard." The Dick Act of 1903 changed the state militias into the National Guard, so I would be inclined to believe that this weapon would be post-1903. I haven...

Pat,

I have in my establishment a Winchester rifle in either .30-30 or .30-40 marked Colorado National Guard. I have no idea of the provenance on this piece, but it is in very good condition.

Couvi

Panographic photos were very popular at one time.

Whatever you do, keep them in the frame!

Couvi

Gordon, The traction does seem to be the Renault 4X4 Heavy Tractor (5 ton). The gun is a French 155mm Gun (GPF). The GPF is Grande Puissance Filloux or (Captain) Filloux’s High Pressure cannon. This was a very effective gun and in WWII we used some mounted on tracked carriages for Field Artillery an...

May I add my endorsement to Pat’s review of <u>Brass Mounted Army</u>. I purchased the CD while at Fort Riley and have found it to be excellent in it’s execution. It is worth the purchase price and more. It also contains what I believe to be the world’s finest rendition of “Dixie”. Amen. Couvi