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To: w1n1

Teddy Roosevelt’s guys had .30 Krag carbines. The other volunteer regiments had the 45/70 Springfield. The regulars had Krags.

My great-grampa carried a 7mm Spanish Mauser because he was a Spanish soldier.


3 posted on 09/18/2016 1:15:42 PM PDT by buwaya
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To: buwaya

***The other volunteer regiments had the 45/70 Springfield.***

IF I remember my history, Congress continued the use of the black powder 45-70 into the smokless era because there was so much ammo that need be shot up!


11 posted on 09/18/2016 2:51:40 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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