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The Museum of the Manchesters Regiment
Photographs taken by kind permission of the Museum of the Manchesters Regiment, Aston-under-Lyne, Tameside, in March 2004. For more details see Regimental Museums
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| 19th and Early 20th Century |
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19th Century British Coatee jackets |
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A set of Coatees and Infantry officer's hat as used by the 96th Regiment. From left to right they date from 1796-1816, a short-tailed coat from 1812, ...
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19th Century British Muskets |
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Shown here are a pair of muskets used by the 96th Regiment during the 19th Century. On the left is the classic 'Brown Bess' smooth-bore flintlock musk...
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Boer 'Long Tom' shell. |
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A 94 pound shell from one of the Boer 'Long Tom' Creusot artillery pieces fired into the town of Ladysmith during it's seige. It presumably failed to ...
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Rifles from the Boer War |
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A pair of rifles from the 2nd Anglo-Boer War period. The one on the left is a Mauser rifle used by the Boer forces during the period, produced by Krup...
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Shakos from the 96th Regiment |
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A pair of shakos from the 19th Century used by the 96th Rgt which became the Manchesters Regiment. The one on the left is a bell-top shako with cheek-...
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| The First World War |
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British First World War Uniforms |
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A pair of uniform items from the Manchesters Regiment during WW1. On the left is the officer's tunic, Sam Browne belt and boots of Lt.Col. Davies-Coll...
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First World War Trench Warfare |
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This collection of items from World War 1 illustrates the nature of life and war in the the trenches. Water bottles and a Very pistol for firing signa...
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| The Second World War |
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Bren Light Machine Gun |
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The main LMG used by the British during World War 2, this is a Bren mark II from 1942.
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The Burma campaign, captured items. |
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Items commemorating the 2nd Battalion, Manchesters Rgt, and their actions in Burma 1944-45. They include a pair of Japanese Infantry officers' swords,...
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Vickers Mk1 Medium machine gun |
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The main Medium MG used by the British Army from 1912 through to 1966. It was tripod-mounted, water-cooled and belt fed. It could fire up to 450 round...
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| later 20th Century & Modern |
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Lee Enfield, Jungle Carbine. Malaysia 1951-54 |
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This image shows several objects used by the Manchester's Regiment during the Malaysia campaign 1951-54. The main item is a specially designed Lee Enf...
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