The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Pattern 1858 bar on band short rifle. Percussion lock marked Crown over VR and 1860 over Tower. Barrel marked with double arrow sale mark. The stock comes to 1 1/4 inches of the muzzle and the wide upper band is pinned to the stock. The bayonet boss is numbered 32 which would originally have matched the yatagan style sword bayonet. The stock was made by Chadwick and the rifle assembled by Bond. The butt has the Tower Armouries roundel, the date 1861 and the number 65. It is complete with sling swivels, original ramrod and nipple protector and chain attached the the trigger guard.
This type of rifle was not common in the colonies of Australia although it was used by some volunteer rifle units.
Pattern 1856 2 Band Short Rifle. Percussion lock marked Crown over VR and 1881 over Tower. Barrel marked 102 above the lock plate and on the bayonet (sword) boss. Butt tang engraved 50. Mounting furni
Pattern 1858 Naval Rifle. Percussion lock marked Crown VR and 1861 over Tower. Barrel marked with TP proofs. Butt tang engraved E over 211 over VV. Ramrod engraved H135. Stock has WGM within a diamond
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
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
Snider-Enfield Mk III two band Short Rifle. Lock marked Crown over VR and B.S.A.Co. over 1872. Butt has the Birmingham, WD armoury roundel and is stamped 49 over 68. This rifle is a MkIII sergeant's m
Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle, 1st Model. Lock marked Crown over VR and 1854 over Enfield. Butt tang engraved MU29. The barrel is held into the stock by three split bands that are clamped by screws. It i
