Original U.S. WWI Army Officer Child Uniform - Dated 1918 Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets the Kropatschek action proved to

the Kropatschek action proved to be strong enough to handle smokeless powder

-type post or an inverted "V" height adjustable front sight on a folding post and a leaf rear sight with an open V notch sliding on a ramp

54 Caliber Percussion Rifle was in 1841 way ahead of its time and showed stout service in the American/Mexican War

Worn probably by a senior NCO or even a junior Officer

He attended Oxford University for two years

Original U.S. WWI Army Officer Child Uniform - Dated 1918 Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets the Kropatschek action proved toOriginal Item: One of a kind. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries it was not an uncommon practice for soldiers, especially officers during WWI and WWII on all sides of the conflict to outfit his son in a scaled down replica of their own uniform. This custom provides insight into the fervor of the times; a child dressed in a uniform as seen here, gives a glimpse of the time of World War I, the patriotism and the loss of a father traveling to