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Aussie butt question
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:18 am
by miketv
Greetings all,
I've had this old girl around for awhile and was wondering if anyone could help me decipher the buttstock markings. In particular I'd like to find out what "ARR" represents. The rifle is a 1908 BSA and appears to have spent some time in New South Wales.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/ ... 08butt.jpg[/pic]
Thanks,
Mike
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:06 am
by bradtx
Mike, During another thunderstorm here I tried to find what ARR meant. I can't find a thing that seems to fit.
Here's a short list that may ring a bell with somebody:
Aux. rifle
rifle regiment
rail road
rifle reserve
artillary rifle (seemed disposed to the BIG guns)
Take Care, Brad
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:15 am
by Aughnanure
After delving into my vast library and some hours of research I am able to tell you that.......
Actually I asked on 'Australian Firearms Discussion Forum' and one of the members asked on another forum and the answer is that ARR stands for Australian Rifle Regement and that it disappeared in Army reorganization around 1912-16 and was the ancestor of the 4th Royal New South Wales Regement (4 RNSWR)
Eoin.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:33 am
by Aughnanure
A bit more info from the same forum
http://www.diggerhistory.info/images/ba ... oulder.jpg
Marvellous what comes up.
Eoin.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:40 am
by bradtx
Eoin, I too am happy to see results! This search had become a bit of a quest.
regards, Brad
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:46 pm
by Aughnanure
I went a bit further and typed in
http://www.diggerhistory.info
and came upon a site that I had no idea existed loads of info on Aust. Army.
Eoin.
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:46 pm
by miketv
Brad & Eoin,
Thank you gentlemen! I have wondered about this for sometime and my books didn't have any reference to it. I truly appreciate the time you took to help.
kind regards,
Mike
