Original U.S. WWI 1918 Dated Painting by Distinguished Service Cross Recipient Charles S. Morrison - Tragic Backstory - 16½ x 30½” Antique Long Guns but not on this example

but not on this example

The carbine has an 17" barrel and a nice bore with clear land and grooves

He then led the Allied invasion of Sicily

and we almost thought it was a nickel plated example

The sweatband in this helmet is a Vietnam War Era example

Original U.S. WWI 1918 Dated Painting by Distinguished Service Cross Recipient Charles S. Morrison - Tragic Backstory - 16½ x 30½” Antique Long Guns but not on this exampleOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This extraordinary painting depicting an American soldier charging over the top was painted in 1918 by Corporal Charles Santford Morrison, Company L, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division. Morrison was overseas from June 5th, 1918, until May 20th, 1919, meaning that Morrison painted this in France, likely before traveling into Germany to become part of the Army of Occupation. It may be a depiction of himself during the