| Place | Africa: South Africa |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RELAWM17418 |
| Collection type | Technology |
| Object type | Firearm |
| Maker |
Royal Small Arms Factory |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | 1900 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk I* Cavalry Carbine : Captain H.G Carstairs, Victorian Mounted Rifles
Description
Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk 1* bolt action carbine. Receiver marked with a crown over VR ENFIELD 1900 L.E.C. I under the bolt arm. It has a wood butt, fore end and top hand guard to the fore sight muzzle cap. The butt is carved in the right side with Capt. H.G. Carstairs in a scroll, 3rd Australian Bushmen, A Squadron within a crown, 5th V/MR F.Coy within a crown, the South African coat of arms between flags and a top eagle and has inset a silver Kruger coin. The left side is carved RHODESIA, TRANSVAAL, ORANGE RIVER COLONY, NATAL and ZULULAND on a chequered background. The wrist of the butt is also chequered. One screw on the fore end under the rear sight, for the leather cover, is missing.
History / Summary
This carbine was carried by Captain Harold Grafton Carstairs, Victorian Mounted Rifles and Australian Bushmen contingents during the South African War 1899-1902.