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Unread 06-21-2003, 09:33 PM   #4
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He is certainly not an officer and also probably not an NCO his collar shows no litzen. He's wearing an enlisted foot soldier belt buckle so he is probably not an NCO. I am not sure but think that most Artillery NCO's might have been mounted which means that early in the war they would have worn a mounted troops open buckle. Further, his boots indicate he's a ground slogger. This photo was taken in 1914 or 1915 in all liklihood.

It appears that there is a buckle on the holster strap, this is interesting. What do you all see, is it a buckle?
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