Graham and Leigh, thanks for your thoughts on this subject. I'd like to throw in this photo which I unearthed last night depicting men of the rifle brigade c1892. As you can see the man centre back has the same style jacket as mine and the others are the same cut, thought a lot more attractive. This photo was found on a site called "Soldiers of the Queen" (just google that) which I accidently stumbled across last night. It's really an excellent site and well worth a look, all old photos of soldiers from the Victorian era. This particular photo was under their "Home Front" heading, so maybe he was a militia/Territorial after all? I'll leave it to Graham's friend and see what he thinks. Thanks again. Paul