Don't be laughing at my Chapeau!

[butlersrangers]

Obviously the officer's headgear did not catch on!

(Correction - The photo is of Rough Riders at San Antonio, Texas. It is likely the two Colts are in 7X57mm).

[psteinmayer]

I don't know why... it's just so darned fetching!!!

[Culpeper]

Oh for find Great-Grandpa's end-of-the-world 1895 colt and twenty cases of ammo stash behind the false wall of the walk in closet.

[reincarnated]

You need to find the actuating mechanism for the WW1 Marlin gun and increase the rate of fire. I have seen hats like the officer's for sale in various surplus sites.

[butlersrangers]

Here is a model 1895 Colt 'potato digger' on a Naval mount and in 6mm USN, at N.Y.C. circa 1898.

Is that you, Paul? Mind the Flag Pole!

[psteinmayer]

I'm not minding the pole... I'm at the helm! WOOHOO

[reincarnated]

Fleet tug? The USN was about to find out that their 6mm guns were outranged.

I read somewhere that the Rough Rider's Colt-Browning guns were purchased by the Tiffany family of NYC. Not the fancy lamp guy, but his brother, from the same wealthy family. William Tiffany was a Sgt and actually commanded the machine gun crews.

Lt. Parker, a regular, not a Rough Rider, commanded the Army's Gatling gun unit, & coordinated efforts with Sgt Tiffany. Tiffany introduced Parker to TR. After TR became Pres, Parker became a frequent White House visitor, got to be a bird Col and was put in charge of making the Army's machine gun program worked.

[butlersrangers]

Thanks for the background information, 'reincarnated'.

I'm attaching a version of the picture with individuals identified. Number 1 is William Tiffany.

The 'Dandy' with the stylish Sun-Helmet is not listed. (Maybe he was a 'Field Rep.' from Colt's Patent Firearms)?