On a recent trip to Zimbabwe, saw this in a museum. lots of mis-labelled stuff there. This shows a British South Africa Company soldier, late 1890's/early 1900's. Unfortunately he is armed with a jungle carbine.
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On a recent trip to Zimbabwe, saw this in a museum. lots of mis-labelled stuff there. This shows a British South Africa Company soldier, late 1890's/early 1900's. Unfortunately he is armed with a jungle carbine.
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To be fair, you don;t see too many No5's of 1900 vintage so it's a rare bird indeed