GREYTOWN RIFLE VOLUNTEERS
To complement Regal’s recent Greytown School Cadets, our latest release of solid pewter sets are the Greytown Rifle Volunteers, 1887.
Formed during the war scare of August 1863, the fortunes of the Greytown Rifle Volunteers waxed and waned until the unit faded away in 1874. Accepted for service in 1878 the resurrected Greytown Rifles served until 1891 when it became the Greytown Rifle Club. A further revival came with the South African War and this time the Greytown Rifles lasted from 1900 to 1911 when the Territorial Act did away with the volunteers.
The Greytown Rifle Volunteers are depicted in the 1882 Dress Regulations, with the Home Service Helmet acquired in 1886, scarlet tunics produced by Veitch and Allan, and the full-dress white belts issued in 1887. They are armed with the medium Snider rifle and sword bayonets.
