site of a massacre june the 7th 1869....

[Des from down under]

This story is legend in n/z..an advanced patrol of fourteen armed constabulary encamped in a small clearing and after being assured the place was safe by there commanding officer, were confronted the next morning by supposed freindlies..they shook hands and then realising this was a con took to there heels leaving there arms behind in the huts..nine were butchered and five managed to escape..they were found five days later, one was naked...it was mid winter ....
I skirted well away from the sacred place and about two hundred yards from the old hut sites i struck a musket ball at 6 inches..along with old callisher and terry cartridges...the ole cartridges arnt very collectable but the ole musket ball that would have been a parting shot at the survivors will hold pride and place for awhile it also fits my old muzzle loader, thanks for looking...

 

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[KyFreeBird]

Re: site of a massacre june the 9th 1869....



Cool finds and a very interesting story !!!!! Maybe in their haste to leave they dropped coins or other valuables !!!!!!!!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: site of a massacre june the 9th 1869....

I found those cartridges at an old Range I discovered, remind what they were for again, is it the Snider or Henry-martini?

 

[Des from down under]

Re: site of a massacre june the 9th 1869....

I found those cartridges at an old Range I discovered, remind what they were for again, is it the Snider or Henry-martini?

CALLISHER AND TERRY CARBINES ..CRU ..CAME INTO USE HERE IN N/Z IN 1869, BIT MODERN FOR YOU MATE BY A THOUSAND YEARS ..LOL..DES

 

[tinpan]

Hi Des Nice finds and story. Martini carbines became the standard british issue in 1875.


tinpan

 

[tuatara]

A very sad story, Des Where are other relics, like belts, buttons etc? There must be something else somewhere. They were not naked all the time

 

[Des from down under]

A very sad story, Des Where are other relics, like belts, buttons etc? There must be something else somewhere. They were not naked all the time

te kooti borrowed them...lol