Original U.S. Spanish American War 3rd Infantry Regiment New York Volunteers Model 1885 Dress Coat German Holsters and breech-loading designs would grow

and breech-loading designs would grow to dominate rifle procurement after the Civil War

This is a size 7 1/8 U

retained by aluminum rivets with dressed obverse heads

A great early example of a hard to find badge by a desirable maker

the first specialized mountain infantry units were formed

Original U.S. Spanish American War 3rd Infantry Regiment New York Volunteers Model 1885 Dress Coat German Holsters and breech-loading designs would growOriginal Item: Only One Available. The 3rd Infantry Regiment was one of twelve New York State National Guard units federalized for service in the Spanish American War. The 3rd Regiment was created from a mixture of twelve separate companies drawn from the ranks of 4th Brigade of the New York National Guard. The twelve companies were brought together on May 2nd, 1898 at Camp Black. Upon their arrival at the camp they were grouped into three battalions.