Fascinating thread!
I thought I recognized one if the illustrations in Ibrahiim's original post, and after a little searching found it. I reproduce it here, as shown in that wonderful resource, the Francis Bannerman Catalog of Military Goods. The accompanying text offers some interesting details: "as good as new" and "only used a short time" suggesting that Bannerman's stock, at least, did not see much action before being sold out of service.
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