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M.T.H
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Hi Salty,
As you say, not the best of pics for detail, but I reckon that his collar dogs have a Sphinxy shape about them. The two regiments that I can think of that had Sphinx collar dogs (there might be more tho) were the Lincolnshire Regiment (10th Foot) and the South Wales Borderers (24th Foot).
Of the two , I would go for the 24th Foot, compare with this pic of Henry Hook V.C of Zulu war fame, the only possible difference that I can see is the white trim on the eppaulettes, other than that.....
http://www.rorkesdriftvc.com/vc/hook.htm
Cheers,
Mick 
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harribobs
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there was another regiment with sphinx collar dogs 
salty, i will pm you my email address send me the original and i will convert it
chris
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harribobs
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slightly better
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liverpool annie
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I don't suppose theres a chance of a close up of his collar ??
Can I ask if that's a ..... ( ? can't remember the name  ) Bess rifle ?
Annie
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harribobs
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no, sorry, any bigger and it gets too pixalatted to make out details 
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harribobs
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no it's a lot later than that
i think ( and i'm not a rifle expert by any means) that it's an early enfield or metford
what we do know is that he's a sergeant, he's a good shot ( marksman badges), if i had to guess a date, i'd say around early 1900's, an firearms expert should be able to date the rifle, as to when it was issued
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harribobs
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if it is a lee enfield, then i would say he's a regular, the territorials were still using out-dated rifles in 1914
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harribobs
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if and i mean IF we are looking at a manchester, it's possible he could be wearing on of these
the badge was worn by officers and senior NCO's but this is a guess
of course what we haven't asked is his name!!!
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M.T.H
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Hmmm....I'm also puzzled by the cap badge (what we can see of it) it does looks like it might have a crown on top, unless it's a mark on the pic. 
Mick
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