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Rocky Mountain Rangers
m88.358win
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A Rocky Mountain Rangers scouting party, in the Cypress Hills during the North West Rebellion, gives their horses a well deserved rest. The Rangers utilized a varied range of weaponry and mostly provided their own sidearms, as holstered in this photo. Rifles issued, however, were uniform with regulation arms of the North West Mounted Police either single shot Snider Enfield .577 military rifles cut down to carbines, or the newer issue Winchester Model 1876 .45-75 repeating carbine, carried by the Rangers in this photo. One exception is the 1873 Winchester brandished by the kneeling Ranger at left foreground. Winchester carbines can be seen mounted in pommel holsters on the horses in the background.
- Courtesy Esplanade Archives -
- Courtesy Esplanade Archives -
Comments
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
Great pic! Are those guys in Texas fighting Comanches, or what?
Canucks putting down the natives.