Stock ID disk Help

[therno]

I am just try to confirm if I a reading this disk right. Because I am not understanding all of it.

11.94 - Nov. 1894?
4 DEP - ????
RGA - Royal Garrison Artillery
24 - Rack number

Doing a quick search 1894 seems too early of a date for the Royal Garrison Artillery? Maybe I have RGA wrong?

Also, the disk came in a 1922 MkV rifle? I assume this was a later addition by a previous owner. The same one who sanded the stock within a inch of it's life unfortunately.

Thanks


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[Peter Laidler]

According to the Equipment Regulations DEP indicates Depot. I suppose you could have a central depot at Aldershot and others in Hong Kong, Cork and....... you get my drift!

You really need a little booklet about these marking discs.............

[Surpmil]

I assume this was a later addition by a previous owner. The same one who sanded the stock within a inch of it's life unfortunately.

Thanks

I would say your assumption is 100% correct.

[therno]

So given the 1894 date this would have been on MLM carbine? I thought the non carbines MLM did not have ID disks because they have the longer butt plate tang. I want to sell the disk and I want make sure I listed it correctly. Thanks!

[RobD]

"So given the 1894 date this would have been on MLM carbine? I thought the non carbines MLM did not have ID disks because they have the longer butt plate tang."
As far as I am aware: The LMC (Lee Metford Carbine) and LEC (Lee Enfield Carbine) were used only by Cavalry - not used by Artillery. The carbine used to defend Guns would have been, from 1888 - 1896, the MMAC (Martini Metford Artillery Carbine) or, after 1896, MEAC (Martini Enfield Artillery Carbine); both of these bore stock discs. I have photos of the heavy artillery at Colenso (Dec 1899) manoevering their Guns into position with MEACs slung over their backs. Thus I suspect your 1894 disc would originally have been found in the buttstock of an MMAC. I could be wrong, but that is how I understand it.
TerryLee, who has examples of all these in his collection, would be better placed to confirm or correct this.
Rob