Original U.S. Spanish American War 2nd Infantry Regiment Captain’s M1898 Tropical Coat with Private Purchase Officer’s Campaign Hat - Hand Sewn Construction Antique Winchesters 24 kg)]: An explosive shell

24 kg)]: An explosive shell used against infantry and other light area targets

As with other countries

The arsenal was established in 1916 as the Kokura Arms Factory as one of six arsenals under control of the government

This particular Winchester came to us with an interesting provenance from the collector it was purchased from

however progress was slow

Original U.S. Spanish American War 2nd Infantry Regiment Captain’s M1898 Tropical Coat with Private Purchase Officer’s Campaign Hat - Hand Sewn Construction Antique Winchesters 24 kg)]: An explosive shellOriginal Grouping. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous grouping to a Captain of Company L, 2nd Infantry Regiment, who served during the Spanish American War. The grouping includes an extremely scarce Infantry Officers M1898 Tropical coat with blue cuffs, collars, and shoulder boards hand sewn on, likely by the officer himself. As the uniform regulations were all very new at this time, many soldiers and officers altered their uniforms themselves. The