Blacksmith101
Grumpy Old Man
- Jun 22, 2012
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I started to look for some marks and there are some faint ones on the side plate, but rust covered/distorted. I did notice the but plate is marked.
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Must have belonged to the same guy who had this sword:
http://www.stewartsmilitaryantiques...s-light-cavalry-sword-qoryc.26001.archive.htm
Apparently it stands for some variant of this:
1843 the Queen's Own regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.
Gun Picture
https://www.antiqueswords.com/product/BQ812/British-Yeomanry-Cavalry-Carbine-Dated-1844.html
See: "British Military Firearms 1650-1850" by Blackmore for much more info.
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