The following picture taken in 1875 shows Captain E. Pearce of the Wellington Artillery wearing an early officer’s busby.
The following picture taken circa 1884 shows a Wellington Artillery man on the right wearing an ordinary ranks early pattern busby. Prior to 1888 the height of the busby was generally 7 ¾ inches high in the front and 9 inches at the back. After 1888 the height of the busby was lowered to 6 ¼ inches high in the front and 7 ¾ inches at the back.
A close up of the gunners marksman badges made by well known NZ badge maker C. W. Roberts of Palmerston North.
The following unidentified picture was taken by Christchurch photographer Adam Henry Pearson Maclay (Circa 1900)
