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1st Boer War

Dear Will
For the First Boer war ( of course very close in time to the Zulu wars) the Boer weapons were Westley-Richards, two types and Martini-Henrys which would be similar for the Anglo Zulu war. A lot of the Strelets figures have prominent bolt action weapons with magazines but these could be modified. The older bandoliers would be different to those for the Mauser. One or two of the Strelets' figures have the older bandolier which is OK for the 2nd BW (as they still used Martini Henrys and Westley Richards) but of course the new Mauser bandoliers would be wrong for 1st BW and the Anglo Zulu war.
The clothes differ slightly between the two wars esp those from urban areas but at this scale it is not really noticeable though again older styles lasted (Boer thrift) and there is quite a good selection of all types in the Strelets set.

David