File:Central London Rangers Cigarette Card.jpg

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Player's Cigarettes cigarette card showing a rifleman of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle volunteers (Central London Rangers), The King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1882 uniform.

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English: Player's Cigarettes cigarette card showing a rifleman of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle volunteers (Central London Rangers), The King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1882 uniform.

The back of the card reads: "22nd (CENTRAL LONDON RANGERS) THE KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS, 1882. Now: The Rangers, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps

The Rangers date their origin to Gentlemen Members of Gray’s Inn who formed an Armed Association in 1780. In 1882 the 22nd Middlesex R.V. Central London Rangers acquired two Nordenfeldt machine guns, the first of their kind in the British Army. In view of War Office disapproval Colonel Alt, Commanding Officer, converted the Detachment into a private Nordenfeldt Gun Club, wearing uniform shown in the picture. Shortly afterwards official approval was given and guns and teams were incorporated in the Battalion."
Date Prior to 1939
Source Territorial Force Cigarette Cards (Part Two)
Author John Player & Sons Tobacco Company

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