Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry NCO Sixth Plate Tintype with Winchester Yellow Boy and Colt Single Action Army Japanese Antique Guns The bayonet is marked VICKERS

The bayonet is marked VICKERS in full

This version was designated the Gewehr 71/84

The Connecting Rod out of my brain

the Military adopted a new long bayonet which gave an Infantryman the ability to bring a Cavalryman down from his horse due to the bayonets long reach

Vietnam's tropical climate harshly affected weapons

Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry NCO Sixth Plate Tintype with Winchester Yellow Boy and Colt Single Action Army Japanese Antique Guns The bayonet is marked VICKERSOriginal Item: Only One Available. Everything about this image, including its presentation, makes it a splendid memento of the American Indian Wars of the 1870s and 1880s. This Indian Wars cased "Sixth Plate" (2. 75 x 3. 25 inch) tin type portrait shows an Non Commissioned Officer in the U. S. Army Cavalry. He wears a brass button frock coat of Federal issue along with a Campaign that bear crossed swords indicating Cavalry issue. In his hand next to