The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Westley Richards (monkey tail) Carbine. Percussion lock marked WESLEY RICHARDS & Co and 1874 within a triangle. Barrel marked .483, Whitworth Patent and 12809. It is complete with sling swivels and original cleaning rod.
The Westley Richards Carbine was issued to the Victorian Volunteers and are marked VV, and South Australia had 84 carbines in 1866. This example appears not to have been issued in to any of the Australian colonies and has possibly been imported from the United Kingdom.
Blanch percussion carbine. Back action percussion lock marked Blanch. Barrel marked London. No markings on the stock although the butt tang is engraved A over XXXI. Browning on the barrel is heavily w
Westley Richards Martini Cadet Rifle. Receiver right side stamped N.S.W. PUBLIC SCHOOL CADET FORCE and left side a triangle over WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co London. Barrel stamped WESLEY RICHARDS & Co and N
Lancaster (Sappers and Miners) Carbine. Percussion lock marked Crown VR and 1861 over Tower. Barrel stamped 384 near the proof marks with 'Lancasters Patent' on the top. The bayonet boss is numbered 1
Calisher & Terry Carbine is commonly referred to as a 'capping breechloader'. The percussion lock plate is engraved Calisher & Terry, London. The hammer screw has been broken off. Barrel marked Terry'
Wilson's Patent breech-loading carbine. Lock marked with a Crown and 1864. Butt has an oval stamp of Herbert & Co, 8 Pall Mall East, London (right), J Ashton, Armourer Hythe (left) and tang is engrave
British Pattern 1858 Second Model, percussion, single shot, artillery carbine. The lock is engraved ISSAC HOLLIS & SONS late HOLLIS & SHEATH BIRMINGHAM. MAKERS TO HER MAJESTY'S WAR DEPARTMENT. The tan
