Fellow on the right has the older 1889ish hat. He is also wearing the earlier pattern US mills belt and gear. It looks like a staged shot contrasting the old and new look of the Infantry.
I picked up an NRA sporter at a local shop. It would have been a 99% gun easy except for a spot of corrosion on the floorplate. $450. I love the experts at my local gunshop.
Ike jackets came about during WW2....around late 43. Maybe early 44. Marines got them in Australian and New Zealand also. Ike actually wanted it issued for field use as part of the combat uniform underneath the M43 field jacket. I don't think it was popular for that...I have never seen a...
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