Original U.S. 1898 Spanish-American War Snare Drum Presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry Nepalese Cache Extras In March 1944 the 348th

In March 1944 the 348th was disbanded when the AAF found that standard military units

Leather scabbard is in good condition with expected wear from use and age

There is no excessive wear to the edges or corner and the colors are still vibrant and easily discernible

contractor 71 stands for firm Overhoff & Cie

a traditional generic term for all German machine guns

Original U.S. 1898 Spanish-American War Snare Drum Presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry Nepalese Cache Extras In March 1944 the 348thOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is quite an attractive piece of Spanish American War kit, which was presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry by the Society of Colonial Wars in 1898. The 201st Infantry was organized under President McKinleys May 25, 1898 call for troops, recruited mostly from Brooklyn and New York City. The Regiment was mustered in during July of 1898, and served as part of the 2nd Corps in New York, Camp Meade,