Planning the attack: Here, the Marine commanding officer of a unit about to attack goes over the plans with his platoon leaders and squad leaders. Saipan. 6-7 July, 1944. Photographer: Cpl. Angus Robertson.  (Signal Corps)      

How big is it? That's really cool. I've seen GAR and Confederate grave markers for sale on ebay in the past. 

Have this one but no date. Its WW1 era     

I recently sold 5 of the WW2 era bandoleers. The WW1  dated can be harder to find and may still have a couple. Also had a couple with the 30-40 Krag ammo in. Have one WW2 with enblocs I have kept fro, the DM ordnance plant with 43 dated ammo. ALso have one or two with 1938 dated ammo and recall is National match. Finding the bandoliers void of the post war repack markings is also getting hard to source or dont see them here to often but will find a couple in footlocker groups from time to time. These were the ones I pulled out of the collection and sold,    

Thanks again. Great to learn more about him. Laurence

while Teddy Roosevelt didn't like them, I love those ramrod bayonets 😁

Nice looking trap door. Recently picked up the same model and a trapdoor carbine.    Appears to be the Model 1888 or "Rod Bayonet" trapdoor. Springfield used the 1884 dated breech blocks so this often can confuse the time period or date of the rifles. Add in parts can and were changed over the years According to Flaydermans these were made 1889 to 1893 and were the last version basically of the trapdoor rifles. Total quantity made were around 65,000 with serial number range from 500,000 to 565,000. This model will have the one-piece trigger guard a grooved trigger and the grooved door for the cleaning items in the butt plate. Yours looks to have the grooved trigger. There was an Experimental model of the rod bayonet trapdoor but the cannelures that hold the bayonet are different as the Model 1888 have a more wrap around appearance for securing the bayonet when extended and couple other details.   The inspector's cartouche looks correct for the time period of manufacture.

Nice to find one with both original spinners.   Warm regards.   Chris

Nice, I wish I had a life raft ration in my collection.

Hello all,    I am attempting to help a fellow antique collector return a trunk he acquired at an auction to the original owner's family. Robert G. Rogers seems to have been a civilian doctor drafted into the military during WWII, and it looks like he worked at a base near San Antonio. I do a little family history research here and there, but haven't ever done anything military related.    The wonderful world of the internet tells me that he lived in San Antonio before and after the war, but I've struggled to find a trace of him. Apparently he was also an amateur ham radio operator whose call sign was W5IMP.    7423 must have been his laundry number as it is stamped in most of the garments. I'm hoping a birth date or death date would help me track down an obituary so I would have a starting point for finding descendants.    Any help is greatly appreciated.    Thank you very much.