Watnall Troop S.N.Y.C. local history

 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 ...

   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...