45/70 case prep

[Dick Hosmer]

Tony, That style is 1885 and later. If the soldier qualified as sharpshooter for three years not necessarily in a row they got a swallow tail bar that went between the top bar and cross I have one with bar dated 1922-23-24. I am not sure when they were discontinued.

Thanks, Tom. Are they sterling, or some sort of pot-metal?

[Tom Trevor]

The issue service medals are marked sterling on the reverse.Private non service produced may be either.

[John S.]

Interesting discussion on the marksman medals. I will split this thread out into a separate one when I get a chance.

[Tom Trevor]

Good idea john always interesting to me when on line forum topic drifts off subject. Some pretty quick and others take a while.

[Tony Beck]

Thanks!