Original Pre-WWII Weimar Period Framed German Red Cross Badge of Honor awarded to American Fred Soll Beretta the side loading gate mechanism

the side loading gate mechanism was slow and cumbersome to reload in combat compared to the clip loaded Spanish Mausers the Krag was up against

A and L at Fort Maginnis

000 of all Springfield Rifled Musket types were produced from 1861 until the end of the Civil War in 1865

which translates to :- "THE CLEARER OF TRENCHES"

His platoon

Original Pre-WWII Weimar Period Framed German Red Cross Badge of Honor awarded to American Fred Soll Beretta the side loading gate mechanismOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a very interesting framed German Weimar Period Red Cross Badge of Honor, which looks to have been presented to American Fred Soll of Stanton, Nebraska. it has a presentation document inside of the frame, along with the Red Cross badge of honor, and the text reads: Als Zeichen der Dankbarkeit des DEUTSCHEN ROTEN KREUZES und seiner Anerkennung fur beson dere Verdienste um das Rote Kreuz gibt sich der