U.S. Army cavalry troopers execute a mounted pistol charge during field maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kansas, c. 1936.
U.S. Army cavalry troopers execute a mounted pistol charge during field maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kansas, circa 1936. Wearing khaki summer uniforms, leather Sam Browne belts, and armed with Colt M1911 pistols, the horsemen of the Cavalry School demonstrate the precision and discipline of interwar mounted tactics—among the last years of traditional horse cavalry training before the branch’s mechanization on the eve of World War II.
U.S. Army cavalry troopers execute a mounted pistol charge during field maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kansas, c. 1936.
U.S. Army cavalry troopers execute a mounted pistol charge during field maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kansas, circa 1936. Wearing khaki summer uniforms, leather Sam Browne belts, and armed with Colt M1911 pistols, the horsemen of the Cavalry School demonstrate the precision and discipline of interwar mounted tactics—among the last years of traditional horse cavalry training before the branch’s mechanization on the eve of World War II.