Two constables and a sub-inspector of the New Zealand Armed Constabulary on patrol in the rugged bush. The officer has his trousers rolled up.

Two Maoris, one wearing a blanket, the other a rapaki waist-mat. The older man is carrying a greenstone axe as well as his firearm.

This heavily-bearded constable is not wearing a kilt. He shows how the Armed Constabulary dispensed with trousers in the bush, and instead wore blankets wrapped round their waists.

This Maori is armed with the popular two-barrelled shotgun, or tupara. Note that in the 1860s facial tattooes were not as common amongst Maori warriors as they had been in previous years.

Another constable, caught in the act of firing his Snider rifle. The Armed Constabulary were the forerunners of both the present-day New Zealand Army and Police.

This Maori is wearing a European blanket. It is a shame that Eureka depict all their Maoris bare-chested, as waistcoats were very popular amongst Maoris as they provided plenty of pockets for carrying cartridges and caps.

The figure on the left is the same as the older man in one of the photos above, but I have painted him differently. Both are wearing European blankets.

To see some real-life photos of Armed Constabulary in the field, take a look at these pictures on the Alexander truinbull Library's "Timeframes" website:

Armed constabulary group in bush clothing, Pukearuhe 1878.

Members of the New Zealand Armed Constabulary, circa 1879.

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