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Today I came across some information about Pvt. Marcy M. Mitchell.

(Cf. pp. 43 and 545 of http://archive.org/details/recordoffourthne00jers )

He was a resident of Jersey City, NJ. During...

I recently acquired this photo of a young Marine with his M1917 rifle. He is wearing his pack, with the bayonet handle visible over his shoulder. There is no identifying information written on the...

Nice rifle. You do have a bit of work to do to get it "correct," but that's the fun of it. My '03 is also a 1918 vintage, which I've made correct. It is from the same time period that my...

Here is a pair of photos of three shooters on the firing line with M1917 rifles. These are cropped versions of the originals from Bolo Badge's series, some of which appear elsewhere on this forum.
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Here's another interesting photo from Bolo Badge's collection. This looks like a Marine displaying M1917 and M1903 rifles. (Recall the previous thread "Parris Island, Inspection" from 05-17-09, in...

The location could well be Camp Dix, NJ. Another photo in this group indicates that it was taken at Camp Dix. In the opinion of a Texas A&M horticulture professor, none of the trees in the...

From a scan of the original photo from Bolo Badge, here are some details of the pad on the stock grip and the object below the trigger guard.

minuteman,
Here is a picture of my SA M1903, mid-1918 vintage, with its J5 bolt.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/07/20090208_M1903_detailofJ5bolt-1.jpg

Here is a higher-resolution version of the photo.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/07/postcard_6_lowres-1.jpg

Lonewolf, you might contact Dupage and ask if he has any original high-hump handguards.
http://www.dupagetrading.com/

Here's my M1903 (sn 928452) that I got from CMP last fall. It's 1918 vintage, the same period of time that my grandfather served in the Fifth Cavalry, which makes it especially interesting to me. ...

You are correct, sir. I am indeed a petroleum engineer. :beerchug:

John Rollins
Registered Professional Engineer (Texas)

This is an interesting discussion, and I'd like to offer my comments. I have examined a 28" x 16" print of the complete photo, which Bolo Badge kindly sent to me. My comments refer to the following...

I did, in fact, hear about the passing of this great man, thanks to Joseph Galloway, who was there with them in the Ia Drang Valley and wrote the book "We Were Soldiers Once... And Young" with Hal...

This link is to a photo of the J5 bolt on my 1918-vintage SA M1903, which is correct (thank you, J.B. and Mike C.). As you can see, the J5 is on the safety lug.
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My favorite is the "family portrait." The two at the top have been in my family for the better part of a century. Below them is my now-correct '03 (1918 vintage). The RA 03A3 and HRA M1 are also...

Does anyone recognize the name of Private Marcey Mitchell? He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and my grandfather served on his funeral detail. My grandfather was Sgt. Robert Merill,...

Looking forward to new discussions and continuing the old ones.