Original U.S. WWI Cavalry Vickers Machine Gun Pack Saddle Garand & U.S. Rifles captured and personalized by the

captured and personalized by the soldiers that captured it

This offering is comprised of an original telescope in magnificent condition and two documents detailing the prize money from Captain Robert Mitford’s capture of the American Brig Neptune in 1811

There is also a RLB ink stamp on the right rear panel

Twenty-four men were present when the bomb detonated

Original U.S. WWI Cavalry Vickers Machine Gun Pack Saddle Garand & U.S. Rifles captured and personalized by theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The horse had always been a major part of the Armed Forces in any country and Cavalry was often the deciding factor in winning or losing a battle before 1916. Horses were therefore readily available to soldiers and were an obvious solution to the problems that faced the men of Machine Gun units when it came to transporting Vickers (or Maxim) guns. The opening paragraph of the Packsaddlery section in the April, 1918