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Title: The Colt .455 New Service Model Revolver - Weapons used by Canadians i...
 
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
 
Title: Major Arthur L. ("Gat") Howard (1846-1901) - South African War
 
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
 
Title: Fort Lennox, 1896
 
Type: Image
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Description: Because it is situated on the island of Île-aux-Noix, Fort Lennox has changed very little from the time of its construction, which started in 1819. The fort was built in reaction to the construction of American Fort Montgomery, 15 kilometres to the south. This view shows Fort Lennox as it appeared in 1896. After its regular garrison was withdrawn in the late 1860s, the fort was used as a training camp, a school, and detention camp during both world wars. It is now restored to its appearance in the 1820s and 1830s as a National Historic Site. (Library and Archives Canada, C-036685)
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Chapter 1 - In the Beginning - Communications and Electronics Branch
 
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
 
Title: British Army folding iron barrack bed
 
Type: Image
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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
 
Title: The Infantryman's Weapons: His Rifle
 
Type: Document
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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
 
Title: Seldom Seen Guardians
 
Type: Document
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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
 
Title: Officer and gunners, Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1889
 
Type: Image
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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
 
Title: The Quebec Citadel, circa 1950
 
Type: Image
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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
 
Title: Naval Scares Of The 1870's
 
Type: Document
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Description: A series of Anglo-Russian war scares in the 1870's prompted the General Officer Commanding (GOC) to re-examine Canada's maritime defence. However, Canadian politicians took little action as they viewed Canada's maritime defence as resting with the Royal Navy.
Site: National Defence
 
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