'The Khaibur Rifles', 1893

Photograph by Frederick Bremner (1863-1941), India, 1893.

Four soldiers of the Khyber Rifles.

Caption continues, 'This Corps forms part of the Frontier Police. It does not belong to the Regular Army'.

The photograph is captioned (from left to right): 'Sepoy. (Pathan: Afridi). Review Order.', kneeling, aiming a rifle; 'Native Officer. (Pathan: Afridi). Review Order.', pointing; 'Sepoy. (Pathan: Afridi). Review Order. (Winter)', wearing a poshteen (Afghan sheepskin coat); 'Sepoy. (Pathan: Afridi). Review Order. (Summer)', with rifle with fixed bayonet.

Bremner (1863-1941), born in Scotland, worked for his brother-in-law G W Lawrie's photographic company in Lucknow, India from 1883 to 1891. Bremner established his own studios in Quetta and Rawalpindi. By 1905 he was operating in Quetta and Lahore, and in 1911 he also had a studio in the hill station at Simla.

From an album entitled, 'Types of the Indian Army'; 'Bengal and Punjab Armies', an album of 60 photographs produced in Quetta, India 1897. The album shows the uniforms and weapons of the Indian Army, 'Illustrating the races enlisted in the Bengal, Punjab, Madras & Bombay Armies, Dedicated (By permission) To His Excellency General Sir George Stewart [sic] White V.C., G.C.I.E., K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief in India.'.