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Cpl.Parker YaBB Newbies I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 4	Hello 07/31/06 at 9:51pm Greetings, I am new to this forum. I recently purchased a Westley Richards "Monkey Tail" Carbine and have been searching for information regarding it and it's cartridges. I followed a trail to this site and hope to benefit from it's members knowledge. Thanks Kevin
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Admin YaBB Administrator Posts: 26	Re: Hello Reply #1 - 07/31/06 at 10:02pm Much as I would like to encourage discussion of Monkey Tail's here on my web site forums... you might care to look at the following thread on the British Militaria forums: http://p223.ezboard.com/fbritishmilitariaforumsfrm4.showMessage?topicID=228.topi c David
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DoubleD YaBB Newbies I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 24	Re: Hello Reply #2 - 08/01/06 at 3:27am You will find a lot of information includiing reloading information on the Monkey tails in Wal Winfers Volume 4 British Single Shot Rifle Westley Richards. Look on www.abebooks.com for the book.
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Reply #3 - 08/01/06 at 9:33pm

Attached are three parts of the Royal Laboratories Ammunition Plate which deals with the ammunition for the Westley Richards Monkey Tail Carbine as issued to the Yeomanry Cavalry for many years after the Regular Cavalry had adopted the Snider. You will note that the bullet is base banded and weighed 400 grains. I tried, without success, to 'stitch' these pictures together but have not yet mastered the technique.

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Reply #4 - 08/02/06 at 12:01am

Thank you, that is how I ended up here. � I won't post unless I have a specific question. � Thanks DoubleD and Bill Curtis, I will follow-up on this information. � Bill could you give me the bullet and wad dimentions as they are blured on the scan?

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Kevin

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Much as I would like to encourage discussion of Monkey Tail's here on my web site forums... you might care to look at the following thread on the British Militaria forums:

http://p223.ezboard.com/fbritishmilitariaforumsfrm4.showMessage?topicID=228.topi c

David

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Bill_Curtis Full Member Posts: 137	Re: Hello Reply #5 - 08/03/06 at 1:11am Bullet Length 1.015, dia .447, base dia .463, base height .200 Wad dia .501, thickness .125
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Cpl.Parker YaBB Newbies I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 4	Re: Hello Reply #6 - 08/03/06 at 7:58pm Thank you. Kevin
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