Original U.S. 1898 Spanish-American War Snare Drum Presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry Sten Gun and is double sided with

and is double sided with single piece cotton white circles with black multi-piece Swasen (Hook Crosses or Swass) sewn onto both sides

The front bottom has a machine embroidered tri-color cockade

captured during WWII by members of General George Patton's Third Army

with crazing and finish wear

The spike itself unscrews in the middle

Original U.S. 1898 Spanish-American War Snare Drum Presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry Sten Gun and is double sided withOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is quite an attractive piece of Spanish American War kit, which was presented to the 201st New York Volunteer Infantry by the Society of Colonial Wars in 1898. The 201st Infantry was organized under President McKinleys May 25, 1898 call for troops, recruited mostly from Brooklyn and New York City. The Regiment was mustered in during July of 1898, and served as part of the 2nd Corps in New York, Camp Meade,