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Officers Full Dress Stable jacket of junior rank of the S.N.Y.C. Circa 1880

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 Throughout the 1840's and 50's, the regular Army Hussar regiments, and the Yeomanry Cavalry regiments adopted the Hussars tunic. Closely based on the German and Austrian designs, the Attilla. A tight fitting jacket with gold gimp decoration for officers and gold decoration to the collar.  The German Hussars tunic usually had five horizontal lines of gimp decoration, although the regular British Hussars regiments chose to have six lines, probably so they did not show a direct copy. The South Notts Yeomanry Cavalry however chose to stick with the traditional five lines. Some regiments such as The South Notts Yeomanry Cavalry  chose to have the shorter "Stable" jacket. The dress code for Yeomanry regiments was not as strict as the regular regiments, and the yeomanry uniforms tended to be a mix of hussar and cavalry regiments of the time.  The South Notts Yeomanry Cavalry first adopted the five lined dark blue stable jacket in 1846. A Prussian style dark blue ...
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Pattern 1844 Yeomanry Carbine of the S.N.Y.C.

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   A rare percussion 1844 Patt Yeomanry carbine, Bearing issue marks for the SNYC, B Troop (Watnall) , weapon number 14.  The Ordnance decided, along with the regular mounted regiments who had previously been equipped with pistols, to upgrade the weaponry of Yeomanry units to a carbine with the new percussion ignition system. Up to this point, some yeomanry regiments had adopted percussion carbines of Paget type, but most were still armed with the flintlock Light Dragoon pistol, including the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry. The Ordnance created specifically for the Yeomanry, the Pattern 1844 percussion carbine. With a smooth bore barrel, 20 inches long of 16 bore calibre. With fixed sights, yet fitted with a jager style trigger guard. Fitted with a saddle ring mounted on a bar to the left hand side. To hang from a saddle fitting, ready to hand  when needed. Fitted with the new 1842 pattern percussion lock. In may 1844, the government informed Lieutenan...
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The telescope of Major Thomas Webb-Edge.

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  Of the finest quality, a compact eight draw telescope by P.Myers of Nottingham. Engraved with the name of its owner, "T.W.Edge, Esq're" with the date, "july 9th 1829". The telescope is under six inches when closed, extending to thirty inches. Contained in its leather case also bearing the name "T.W.EDGE". The case with a mounting strap to its body, ideal for attaching to leather saddle straps or similar, perfect compact size for a mounted Cavalry Officer. It is not known if the date engraved on the telescope refers to it being presented to him, but that is the most likely scenario. Possibly a gift from his troopers, or maybe fellow officers after having been made Commander of the Wollaton Troop in May of that year.    Thomas Webb - Edge was part of Nottinghamshire's landed gentry, living at Strelley Hall to the West of the County. Not too far away from both Watnall and Wollaton. With the reorganisation of the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry in ...
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Wollaton Hall Brown Bess flintlock musket No.139.

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 In 1803 the war against Napoleon's France reignited. Fears in Great Britain grew about the possibility of a full scale invasion by Napoleon who commanded an extremely large and powerful navy, and had around 150'000 troops at his disposal. A call was made for the formation of volunteer units across the nation to defend the country in case such an invasion happened. As a result, around 300'000 men volunteered and were formed into volunteer infantry units across the country including a strong contingent in Nottinghamshire. In 1803 the Wollaton Hall estate was the seat of Henry Willoughby, the 6th Baron Middleton (1761-1835). In response to the Napoleonic emergency, Lord Middleton raised and commanded The Loyal Wollaton, Lenton and Beeston Volunteer Infantry. As part of the nation's defence, and to protect his own estate in the event of war.  To arm his troops, Lord Middleton purchased 200 India Pattern (Brown Bess) muskets, the current service weapon of the British Army. ...
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1849 Instructions for Yeomanry Cavalry, Pte.Lowe, "A" Troop.

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 A  rare mid Victorian Cavalry Troopers hand book. Printed by Forman of Nottingham in 1849. A seven inch tall, sixty eight  page book. The book was issued to Private  67 John Lowe of "A" (Holme Pierrepont) Troop,  he book gives details of military horsemanship including how to care for the horse. Swordsmanship,lists of words of command for use during parade and manual exercise. Cleaning and maintenance of arms and kit. Sword exercise, dressing, marching, etc.Carbine exercise is very detailed. It describes the loading and firing of a percussion muzzle loading carbine. Given that these instructions were written in 1849, at this time this would refer to the smooth-bore Enfield 1844 Patt percussion Yeomanry carbine which records show were returned to the Ordnance in 1853 to be replaced with rifled percussion carbines with Minie rifling, the loading procedure still the same.  Numerous handwritten amendments  throughout including hal...
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