The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 worn. It is complete with sling swivels and an original ramrod.
The colony of South Australia purchased 500 of these carbines from the United Kingdom in 1840 and they were used by the Mounted Police. They were the first order to the United Kingdom for weapons from a colony in Australia.
Pattern 1853 Artillery Carbine, 2nd Model. Lock marked Crown over VR and 1862 over Tower. Butt stamped with the Tower Armoury roundel. Tang engraved crown over SA 45. Stock maker J Jagger. Barrel has
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
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 or
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'
Pattern 1844 Yeomanry Carbine. Lock marked crown over VR over Tower 1844. Stock maker W Scott. Butt marked arrow over BO and 44 over 12 with the tang engraved F over 12. Barrel stamped Enfield 1844. T
Constabulary Carbine Pattern 1840 with a Pattern 1842 percussion lock marked Beckwith and barrel engraved BECKWITH LONDON. Stock has the Hanovarian bayonet catch in the brass fore-end cap and the butt
