Original U.S. WWII Navy Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett White Peaked Visor Cap Snider Rifle Accessories Battle of Trafalgar

Battle of Trafalgar

"We do not want the A-26 under any circumstances as a replacement for anything

One of our sources is Lady Nugent’s Journal

Serial number 16974 denotes the year manufacture of 1861

and also it was not fitted with a saddle ring as most were (See Flayderman's Guide to Antique Firearms)

Original U.S. WWII Navy Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett White Peaked Visor Cap Snider Rifle Accessories Battle of TrafalgarOriginal Item: One of a kind. Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett was born in 1913 and passed away in 1994 and served in the U. S. Navy during WWII and after. For a portion of his service he was stationed in Antarctica as part of the Naval Support Service. In 1961 he was part of OPERATION DEEP FREEZE and a photo of him can be found at this link. Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz or ODF) is the code name for a series of United States missions to Antarctica,