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Re: 45/70 case prep
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:10 am
by Dick Hosmer
Tom Trevor wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 2:46 am
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?
Re: 45/70 case prep
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:59 am
by Tom Trevor
The issue service medals are marked sterling on the reverse.Private non service produced may be either.
Re: 45/70 case prep
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:47 pm
by John S.
Interesting discussion on the marksman medals. I will split this thread out into a separate one when I get a chance.
Re: 45/70 case prep
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:30 am
by 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.
Re: 45/70 case prep
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:38 am
by Tony Beck
Thanks!