I have but a few items obtained from my
Grandfather who served with C Troop 1st Cavalry Regt. in the
Philippines. Along with a few photos are the following
cartridges:<br>1) A 30/40 Krag ball round<br>2) A 30/40 Krag
blank<br>3) A 45/70 Rifle round<br>4) A 45/70 Carbine
round<br>5) A 43 Remington rolling block round<br>6) A 7 M/M
Mauser round<br>7) An 11 M/M Mauser (sometimes refered
to as 43 Mauser these days) round<br>I realize that
the first 6 are all cartridges common to the Span/Am
War era and the United States envolvement in the
Philippines. But I have never read anything to suggest the use
of M1871 or M1871/84 Mauser by any of the enemy
combatants. I can't imagine him having this included in this
collection had he not encountered them in the Philippines.
The M1871 type rifle was certainly a secondary weapon
for Germany at this time, being replaced by the M1888
and even the newly adopted M1898, so maybe there
might have been a few on the surplus market that found
their way to the Philippines. Does anyone
know?<br><br>Regards,<br>Steve