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The corps who received these arms are given 
where known. Where the arms were issued to 
several corps or throughout the Force generally 
they are given as W.A.V.F. or W.A.D.F. Some of 
the Martini-Enfields which were issued to the 
W.A.D.F. then passed on to the W.A.M.I. 
Contingents, are given as W.A.M.I. The early 
Federation period arms were probably issued to 
the W.A. Infantry Regiment and the 11th 
Australian Infantry Regiment, but as none have 
been noted these issues are omitted. 
APPENDIX 2 
These various marks and numbers are the key to 
clarifying much valuable information regarding the 
quantities of arms used here and their issue to 
W.A. troops. They are taken from specimens noted 
and estimates calculated from archival sources. 
Known Marks and Numbers include: 
W.A. ENROLLED FORCE 1850 - 1880 
W.A. ENROLLED GUARD 1880 - 1887 
WA/EF l-c.300 Pattern 1853 Enfield 
WA/EF 1-250 Snider-Enfield Mk IP* 
W.A. PINJARRAH MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS 
1862 -1882 
WAPMV 1-18 Deane, Adams Revolver-Carbine 
W.A. VOLUNTEER FORCE 1861 - 1893 
V/WA 1-200 Pattern 1853 Enfield 
V/ WA l-c.150 P Snider Mk III 
ADR/ l-c.70 Martini-FIenry Mk III 
MRV l-c.125 Martini-Henry Mk II, III 
W.A. DEFENCE FORCE 1893 - 1903 
WADF (uncertain) Martini-Henry Mk III 
WA/1-700 Martini-Metford Mkl 
WA/701-900 Martini-Metford Mkll 
WA/l-c.llOO/D Martini-Enfield Mkl, II 
WA/l-c.50 Martini-Enfield Mk II 
WA/1-1000 Magazine Lee-Speed 
PERMANENT FORCE 1893 - 1903 
PMF/97-110 Martini-Henry Carbine 
(South Australian Mark) 
WAA/l-c.30 Martini-Enfield Rifle MK I 
W.A. CADET FORCE 1896 - 1903 
1-1500/WACF Francotte Martini 
APPENDIX 3 
During the 1901 - 1903 period of Colonial/State/ 
Commonwealth transition, arms continued to be 
marked "W A" on the butt and for the first time, 
on the breech also. Commonwealth marks may 
have been added at this time or after 1903. General 
Order 289 of 16th February 1903, and General 
Order 15 of 20th January 1904 gives the 
requirements for marking butts, e.g., "A/10/ 
A.I.R." (A Company, 10th Regiment, Australian 
Infantry Regiment). Arms from other states have 
been noted with this mark, but as yet none from 
W.A. have been seen. W.A. arms would be marked 
"A/ll/A.I.R." 
The circular Commonwealth mark is: 
Commonwealth of Australia/Mily./Forces/ W.A. 
(within circle)/number. 
This mark may be found on: 
Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark I 
Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark I* 
Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark I 
W.W. Greener Cadet rifle 
BSA Cadet rifle 
After 1911, W.A. became the Fifth Military 
District. The marks are "5th M.D."," 5 M.D.", or" 
D broad arrow D/5". They stand for 5th Military 
District and Department of Defence/5th Military 
District. These marks may be found on the several 
variations of the Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield, 
various training rifles and their bayonets, and on 
bayonet practice "fencing muskets" and on swords. 
Manuscript received 13 April 1994; accepted 20 September 
1994. 
