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I've seen this parade from the distance, or in passing for years. This is the first time I stopped to check it out.
An interesting project rifle - Springfield Armory M1903 195309. Stock marked 4K87 which is believed to be 4th Cavalry, Company K, Trooper 87.
Stock and receiver are NOT related to each other other than through chance!
Summary of 4th Cav below -
Summary of stations for 4th Cavalry
1901 - Philippines
190X - Fort Leavenworth (KS = here!), Fort Riley (KS) and Jefferson Barracks (MO)
1905 - Philippines
1907 - Fort Meade (SD) and Fort Snelling (MN)
1911 - Mexican Border
1913 - Schofield Barracks (HI)
1919 - Brownsville TX for border duty
1921 - Fort Sam Houston (TX)
1921 - Cavalry reorganized, deleting Company K among many other things
Not my photo. Found online. But I love how it shows the vast array of industrial concerns in downtown Springfield in the heyday. Almost unrecognizable now....
Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Kathleen Theoharides join Rep. Bud Williams, Rep. Carlos González, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and other local officials to kick off the Department of Conservation & Recreation’s Summer Nights Initiative in Springfield on July 7, 2021. [Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office]