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Posts : 31 Join date : 2015-08-25 Age : 56 Location : Reading
Subject: RIFLE USED BY 17TH LANCERS Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:30 am
Does anyone on the site have any pictures of the rifle and/or bucket?? the rifle sat in whilst not in use by the 17th Lancers? I hope that makes sense? Any help no matter how small would be much appreciated. Its for the oil painting I'm working on.
24th
Posts : 1852 Join date : 2009-03-25
Subject: Re: RIFLE USED BY 17TH LANCERS Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:33 pm
MH Rifle & Bucket! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
die art
Posts : 31 Join date : 2015-08-25 Age : 56 Location : Reading
Subject: Re: RIFLE USED BY 17TH LANCERS Mon Jun 06, 2016 5:32 pm
Thank you 24th. Am I right in assuming its a Martini Henry Carbine?
timothylrose
Posts : 81 Join date : 2013-09-07
Subject: Re: RIFLE USED BY 17TH LANCERS Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:45 pm
The second invasion cavalry carried the Martini Henry cavalry carbine - atb Tim
24th
Posts : 1852 Join date : 2009-03-25
Subject: Re: RIFLE USED BY 17TH LANCERS Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:22 pm
It is a MH in the image posted.
Neil Aspinshaw
Posts : 552 Join date : 2009-10-14 Location : Loughborough
Subject: Re: RIFLE USED BY 17TH LANCERS Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:09 pm