I forgot to ask about these markings as well
https://i.imgur.com/yIS4xE7.jpg
I read somewhere that the markings on the brass butt plate at the top correspond to what regiment it was issued to, but dont know if this is true?
Cheers
I forgot to ask about these markings as well
https://i.imgur.com/yIS4xE7.jpg
I read somewhere that the markings on the brass butt plate at the top correspond to what regiment it was issued to, but dont know if this is true?
Cheers
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com
i have been informed it is this......35th Battalion Kent Volunteers, formed at Westerham in 1860
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com
After the change to the short-lived Snider had taken place, there were still tens of thousands of P53 in armouries all over the British Isles. Many of them were sold out of service, as the one belonging to Mr Huttles was - hence the SOOS - 'sold out of service' stamp I noted in one of my earlier posts here - post #3. I don't think that this one ever went to India...
Thanks for all the replies.
I now have a decent history of the gun. And even better, if I were to shoot it one day, I would only need a sgc due to it being rebored as a shogun. Much easier than a FAC thats for sure.
Thanks all.
Can't help you much, except to say that the first line V indicates that the arm was originally issued to a Volunteer unit - K35. I'm doing a bit of digging for that one, but it clearly shows that this arm was ORIGINALLY a .58" cal arm that was bored out to the new dimension as a shotgun. The '25' is the rack number in the armoury.