Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete & Excellent U.S. Holsters so we would assume this

so we would assume this rifle is from the 1860s or 1870s

17th Field Artillery

Wittnauer started its major production line of compasses

The Colt 1861 Navy typically was used with paper cartridges

and hunting knives

Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete & Excellent U.S. Holsters so we would assume thisOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dog tags originated in the Civil War as simple notes soldiers pinned to their uniforms with their name and hometown. Others engraved their names into belt plates or wrote their names on their knapsacks. In 1906 the U. S. Army began issuing pairs of aluminum dog tags. In the event of a soldiers death, one tag stayed with the body and the second tag was given to the individual in charge of the burial. In 1918 the Army