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Subject > Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications

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Type: Document
Description: Canada's Department of Militia and Defence chose Colt's .455 New Service Model introduced in 1898, to upgrade the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry's old Colt .44 Calibre Model 1878 pistol to a more modern firearm. It was a large pistol, which fired a heavy bullet intended to stop an enemy quickly and was carried in a Canadian-made holster, suspended from the Oliver Pattern Equipment waistbelt.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Major Arthur L. (Gat) Howard accepted the position of machine gun officer in the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (later called the Royal Canadian Dragoons). Instead of returning home from the South African War with his unit in December 1900, Howard organized the Canadian Scouts and took command of the unit.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: The 12-pounder breech-loading gun that equipped the Brigade Division, Royal Canadian Field Artillery in South Africa replaced the 9-pounder rifled muzzle loading guns that had equipped Canada's field artillery units since the 1870s.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: This resource provides a history of the development of military communications technology in Canada from a very basic state in 1867 to the advent of telephone and early wireless prior to the First World War.
Site: National Defence
 
 
Type: Image
Online Reference Books
Description: This type of bed gradually replaced wooden double bunks from 1824. Every day, the bed was folded and the mattress rolled up for inspection. Army Circular Memorandum of 12 June 1860.
Site: National Defence
 
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The Canadian contingent was hastily sent to South Africa with little training, equipment or organization. It took over two and a half months of training before the British decided to use them in battle to relieve the Town of Kimberley.
Site: National Defence
 
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: During the period from Confederation to the First World War, the infantryman's rifle had undergone a series of transformations including barrel rifling, breech loading, metal cartridges, smokeless powder, and clip magazines.
Site: National Defence
 
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The Royal Navy was crucial in the defence of British North America in the 19th century, even though Canadians seldom saw warships. The threat of a naval blockade and raids by the British fleet helped American politicians to find diplomatic solutions to Anglo-American disputes.
Site: National Defence
 
 
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Description: Royal Artillery detachments continued to be posted in Halifax until 1905 to serve the large coast defence guns which protected the naval base.
Site: National Defence
 
 
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Description: Built between 1828 and 1856, the Quebec Citadel has remained largely the same ever since, as this 1950s picture shows. It is now the regimental HQ of the Royal 22e Régiment / Royal 22nd Regiment - the famous 'Van Doos'. (Library of the Canadian Department of National Defence)
Site: National Defence
 
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