17th/21st Lancers anywhere?

[H.M.Stanley]

H.M. - sorry, I realised that my comment may have come across as a little "rivet counter (button counter??)-ish", no offence intended.

I didn't know about the 4th Dragoons until very recently I found a passing mention in an official account - I didn't think any British cavalry had been anywhere near the frontier in the 1890s. I'm actually a big fan of the Indian cavalry and think they deserve lots of credit for the work they did.

No apology necessary chap. i didn't take it that way.

I learn an awful lot on this forum

[Hobbit]

Hadn't seen those before - they look a bit odd to me, may be the photo. They look like they're equipped with full length Martinis; shouldn't they be Martini carbines or full length Lee-Metfords? Africa at this precise point not my specialist area.

[H.M.Stanley]

Hadn't seen those before - they look a bit odd to me, may be the photo. They look like they're equipped with full length Martinis; shouldn't they be Martini carbines or full length Lee-Metfords? Africa at this precise point not my specialist area.

Hi, we're talking about the Empress figures, right?

They look like Carbines to me judging by the stock. You could always shave a bit off the gun case/cover [what's the term?] i suppose.

They'd be Martini-Henry carbines i would think

James

[Hobbit]

I meant North Star ones. As far as I'm aware regular British cavalry made do with Martini carbines until about 1896ish and then swapped over to Enfield carbines, and then during the 2nd Anglo-Boer War adopted full Lee-Enfield rifles. The North Star dismounted cavalry look like they have full length Martini-Henry rifles - it is perfectly possible that they adopted them for this campaign if there was lot of dismounted action.