Original U.S. Spanish American War 3rd Infantry Regiment New York Volunteers Model 1885 Dress Coat Antique Winchesters The Liscome Bay was torpedoed

The Liscome Bay was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Makin Island campaign off the Gilbert Islands on November 23

The barrel is faintly dated 1863 on the breech

igniting it causing a flash

HEIGHT AND WAS JETTISONED TO DESTRUCTION

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Original U.S. Spanish American War 3rd Infantry Regiment New York Volunteers Model 1885 Dress Coat Antique Winchesters The Liscome Bay was torpedoedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The 3rd Infantry Regiment was one of twelve New York State National Guard units federalized for service in the Spanish American War. The 3rd Regiment was created from a mixture of twelve separate companies drawn from the ranks of 4th Brigade of the New York National Guard. The twelve companies were brought together on May 2nd, 1898 at Camp Black. Upon their arrival at the camp they were grouped into three battalions.