BBA091 .30 Cal. Machine Gun Team John Jenkins The Raid on St Francis The uniform of the Iron

The uniform of the Iron Brigade differed somewhat from the standard uniform of the Union army during the American Civil War

mobilized on 16 April

Army regulations specified that the hat should be adorned with a brass device and a wool hat cord denoting the branch of service: sky blue for infantry

Berlin’s Gauleiter

The steel bayonet blade was triangular and offset to one side allowing the soldier to load the musket

BBA091 .30 Cal. Machine Gun Team John Jenkins The Raid on St Francis The uniform of the IronAnother of John M. Brownings masterpieces, the Model 1919 was originally developed as a general purpose machine gun for the U. S. Cavalry, for use in its tanks and armoured cars or, in the ground role mounted on a tripod. The U. S. Infantry liked the weapon so much that during WW they introduced both a rifle style butt in addition to the more familiar pistol grip. The heavy barrel was air cooled using a perforated jacket. The guns tripod mount could