My new Snider - Canadian? Unit mark question PICS ADDED
Yesterday a new Snider carbine followed me home. It is in great condition and came out of Canada. It is missing the two screws that hold on the leather sight cover. Does anyone know of a source for...
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Can't wait to see the pictures. Ray (also in this forum) makes great reproduction sight cover screws and also does excellent sight covers and saddle buckets.
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Queensland (Oz) F Battery No. 6 ???? But this is a cavalry carbine so possibly F Battery was a Horse Battery. In the Royal Regiment in UK Field Batteries were numbered and Horse Batteries were...
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Is that an Indian store mark ( I above a downward pointing broad arrow ) at the front of the lock plate?Gwyn
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Here's a picture of the barrel and receiver proofs. Are there any other pictures I could take that would help identify where this came from? BTW, it is a Mark III.Vern
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It could perhaps in theory represent Queensland, however the Qld arty carbs are marked either QP (Qld Police) or QG (Qld Govt) the later is most commonly seen & I doubt anyway that it is a Qld arm...
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Not like any Canadian tang markings I have ever seen ...... Considering the India issue mark on the lockplate, I'd be inclined to think of possible units there .....
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There are no other marks on the carbine that I can find. It does have the butt trap for cleaning rod sections. I did not know about the India issue mark. It is always fun to learn something new.Vern
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Quetta is on the North West Frontier in what is now Pakistan. From the late 1870s it was a centre for the Royal Artillery Mountain units and also for RA Staff. I feel this may well refer to Quetta but...
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I have been reading that, following the Great Mutiny (led off by Bengal Artillery units, I understand,) no artillery was alllowed in the Indian Army except for Mountain Artillery batteries, until well...
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When I was doing searches on line to try and identify what the QFB6 unit marking could mean i came across the 2nd Regiment of foot, which was known as:1747 became Queen's Own Royal Regiment of...
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It seems doubtful that a cavalry carbine would be issued to an infantry regiment, whereas issue is more likely in the case of an artillery unit, especially one which would be at least partially...
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