RIFLE RELIC
LONG-MUZZLE MUSKET It is believed, that the' Marton Home Guard Battalion holds the recard of having the oldest firearm in military use in New Zealand. Because of lack of service rifles an interesting collection of firearms is'seen at most of the parades, that used by Seregant-Major W. C. Whittingtoai being a long-muzzie-loading musket bearing the New Zealand Government military issue stamp but undated. It is considered that tills: smoothbore musket must have been one o? the first issued in New Zealand.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 303, 9 May 1941, Page 6
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83RIFLE RELIC Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 303, 9 May 1941, Page 6
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