I did go back on Sunday and bought the training rifle in the 1904 rifle scabbard. Negotiated the price down 15%, not a huge amount but by my reckoning the two items are worth what I paid, plus I just plain wanted them. Who knows when I'll run into another of the civilian models, probably next weekend, but I've never seen one before, they are always the Navy model with the exception of the Army model I have.
Here's the scabbard and a cold war canvas holster I got for an Italian M34/35. The rifle I'll try to find my old thread on the Army and Navy versions and put it with them.
Interesting pieces this round... So, this is a 1903 saddle scabbard?
I think it's officially an M1904 scabbard because it's made for the 1904 McClellan cavalry saddle. But it is for the 1903 Springfield. There are at least two variations of these, I have one of each. The other has a metal ring half way down on the bottom. Not exactly sure what it's purpose it.
Out of town all week, gives me an opportunity to hit some places I don't get to often. So far I've gotten a 1966 starched US Army fatigue set complete with all patches. A 2nd Lieutenant in the infantry with an infantry school "Follow Me" shoulder patch. I also picked up something I've been watching for 18 months. I made an offer for it way back then and was refused. 18 months later, they accepted. Not quite military but is it a CCC marked oil can. I've posted some other CCC stuff here over the years. It was run by military officers but was officially Civilian (Conservation Corps) It was for young unmarried men and provided work during the depression, mostly in parks where they made trails, dams, and other improvements. My interest in the CCC stems from my grandfather being a member although he lied about being unmarried. He needed a job. We are also near Elk Country in Pennsylvania so we went there yesterday afternoon. Saw 2 large mature bulls, 1 immature bull, 19 cows, 3 whitetail deer and a coyote in the same field at the same time. No idea if any of the photos turned out or not. I did have my good camera but things were still rather distant and lighting wasn't ideal. Today we are off in the opposite direction and a few more antique shops.
Hit a lot of antique shops yesterday and today without a lot of finds. An unissued 45 pouch from 1942 in a nice khaki color, an unissued compass/1st aid kit from 1969 and a Civil Defense Auxiliary Police badge which I have not been able to locate an example of so while I assume it's from WWII, it could be from the 1950's Cold War era.
My "good" camera gave me about 100 totally black screen photos of the elk so I'm not a happy camper. That leaves me with half a dozen so/so ones from my phone. I know what I did wrong, dumb mistake for low light, I had it set on sport mode.
I saw a lot today, hit the one place that always has a lot of military stuff but they didn't have anything interesting enough to pay what they were asking for it. They didn't look like anything new had been put out since the last time I was there 9 months ago.
Slow on the photos this week, been busy. The uniform would have fit me back in the day, not now, nearly 55lbs heavier now than then. I was a nice 165 back then.
Last edited by Aragorn243; 10-30-2024 at 09:18 AM.
Forgot the ECW, CCC marked oil can. The ECW was the Emergency Conservation Work Act under which the CCC was established. The CCC camps were run and administered by the US Army but they were not really set up to be paramilitary organizations. They had rules and they did calisthenics, but they did not do military drills or weapons training. A lot of the clothing was styled after military uniforms but not all and not exactly.
This can is marked ECW with metal stampings around the rim. It was established in 1933. It is marked vertically CCC in green paint down the one side.