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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob
Sorry, Retlaw, I'm not too familiar with the different types of guns and ammunition, except in the very general sense. Could you give us some idea of the dates of these finds?
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.65 Musket Balls were circa 1860. .577 Snieder were fired from Brown Bess Muskets & Rifles converted to Breech Loaders circa 1865-1870. The .450 Martini Henry's were issued to British troops around the time of the Zulu wars (ever watched the film Zulu, Michael Caine, Battle of Rourkes Drift.) The .303 Enfield known as the long Lee Enfield was introduced in the late 1880. They were used in the Boer War. That was the first rifle issued to the Pals in 1915. The S.M.L.E was first issued along with a new cartridge the Mk7 in 1910, but had not been made in sufficient numbers for the beginning of the 14-18 war.
Walter