item details
NameMartini-Enfield 'Artillery' carbine
ProductionRoyal Small Arms Factory; manufacturer(s); 1897; Enfield
Classificationfirearms
Materialswood, steel
Materials Summarywood and steel
DimensionsOverall: 50mm (width), 175mm (height), 950mm (length)
Registration NumberDM000339
Credit lineGift of Police & Mrs C.L.R. Brown, 1958
Overview
Martini-Enfield 'Artillery' carbine .303 calibre, 1897. Carved into the butt of this weapon are the names of many of the places where New Zealanders fought against Boers during the South African War (1899-1902).
Inscriptions:
[crown symbol] VR
Enfield 1897
ME.303
A.C. II
[crown symbol] VR
Enfield
1882 / III / I
1897
683
N ^ Z
98
4895
NZ98683
Carved on right side of stock: 'NZ Hill / Aramah / WelKom / Sanna's Post / Houtnek / Kimberley / Zand River / Bloemftn / Johannesbury / Colesburg / Pretoria / Winburg'
Carved on left side of stock: '2nd / Boer War / 15 / W Brown / 1st NZMR / 1899-1900'
Carved on top comb of stock: 'Drie Fontein'