1879 Canadian Martini Henry MkIII

[Yeandle31]

Good day all,

I'm looking at getting some information on my 1879 MkIII M-H. Specifically, I am wondering if anyone would have any insight on which battery/regiment/garrison it could have possibly been issued to.

Per Edgecombe, a '42' stock stamped typically implied issuance to the 42nd Brockville Battalion of Infantry, although that was only between "1859 and 1870" (Edgecombe 2003, 162). Further, if my understanding is correct, M-H rifles were only ever issued to artillery garrisons, competitive shooting teams, and the Royal Military College (RMC) so it seems unlikely that the Brockville battalion would have received it. That leads me to believe that '42' could simply be a rack number. As such, I have no idea what formation it would have been issued to.

I'll get better photos later on but please see the below in the interim:

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Kevin