HELP FOR IDENTIFY

[Antonio Prieto]

Dear sir.

Could you please share your ideas about this uniform?: country, rank, others...

Thank you

http://galeon.com/in...es/sin_ta10.jpg

Edited March 2, 2010 by Antonio Prieto

[Scabby Rat]

Looks like he,s a bandsman at some US Military Academy

[Mark C]

Bandsman, mounted unit - probably Belgium, but might be Netherlands or some other place.

Note the baggy pants with leather reinforcement - very French style for the 1870s-1890s. The saber is for mounted troops (cavalry or horse artillery).

Regards,

MarkC

Maryland