These Arizona Rangers were gathered together in 1903. The rifles that I can identify are all 1895 Winchesters. In 1903 the total ranger force was 26 men. I count 25 in this picture. The Ranger Act of 1901 required that every ranger carry an 1895 Winchester and a Colt Single Action Army in .45 Colt. One Ranger, Private Lonnie McDonald, had been wounded in February of 1903, and he may not have yet recovered. I see a few possible gunbelts, but the angle is precisely wrong to see any holstered Colts. Picture from historynet.com.
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