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    The Martini–Henry is a breech-loading single-shot rifle with a lever action that was used by the British Army. It first entered service in 1871, eventually replacing the Snider–Enfield, a muzzle-loader converted to the cartridge system. Martini–Henry variants were used throughout the British Empire for 47 years. It … See more

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    In the original chambering, the rifles fired a round-nosed, tapered-head .452-inch, soft hollow-based lead bullet, wrapped in a paper patch giving a wider diameter of .460 to .469-inch; it weighed 485 grains. It was crimped in place … See more

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    The lock and breech are held to the stock by a metal bolt (A). The breech is closed by the block (B) which turns on the pin (C) that passes through the rear of the block. The end of the block … See more

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    • British military rifles
    • Swinburn–Henry
    • Martini–Enfield – the .303 calibre version of the Martini–Henry
    • Martini Cadet – Cadet target shooting rifle See more

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    Iwo Jima: The Men Who Fought & The Guns They Carried

    May 11, 2020 · Sergeant Rinaldo J. Martini of the C Company, 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division takes aim with an M1 rifle while seated on Japanese mortar crates.

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    What is a Martini rifle?
    The Martini rifle truly is a world icon, and is recognizable across most of the globe. Along with the steamship and the railroad engine, it was responsible for “painting the map of the world red” for the British Empire during the latter part of the 19th century.

    The Martini-Henry: Icon Of An Empire - American Rifleman

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    What was a Martini-Henry rifle used for?
    A breech-loading, single-shot lever-operated rifle, the Martini-Henry was the mainstay of the British Colonial Period, the rifle used to hold native populations from India to Africa to Asia at gunpoint.

    The Martini-Henry Rifle and the Greatest Discovery of Antique Firearms

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    Who made Martini-henry rifles?
    The Unites States even took a crack at making Martini-Henrys. When the British refused to sell Turkey these rifles for use during the 1877 Russo-Turkish War, the Providence Tool Company in Rhode Island made and sold rifles identical to the Martini-Henry in design. Today these are called Peabody-Martini rifles.

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    What are the specifications of a British Martini-Henry rifle?
    The specifications were that the rifle be an exact duplicate of the British Martini-Henry, which was the Mark I at the time. Thus, for example, the Turkish Peabody-Martini is fitted with a checkered buttplate - a feature found only on the British Mark I, and abandoned on all later British Martini-Henry Marks.

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    How many vintage Martini-henry rifles are there?
    Of particular interest, 55,000 vintage 1879 Martini-Henry rifles, the very same rifle that a handful of British troops used to turn back over 4,000 Zulu warriors at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift in South Africa in 1879 and many of these in superb condition considering their age.

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    Who invented Martini rifling?
    Martini–Henry variants were used throughout the British Empire for 47 years. It combined the dropping-block action first developed by Henry O. Peabody (in his Peabody rifle) and improved by the Swiss designer Friedrich von Martini, combined with the polygonal rifling designed by Scotsman Alexander Henry.

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    I Have this Old Gun: Martini-Henry Rifles - American …

    Feb 9, 2022 · Adopted in 1871, the Martini-Henry was a streamlined and modern service rifle design for the time. With an unloaded weight of 8 lbs., 7 ozs., and an overall length of 49" for the standard...

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    Empire Protector: The Martini-Henry Rifle - Military …

    Jul 14, 2008 · Empire Protector: The Martini-Henry Rifle. Many shots have been heard around the world. And each time it was fired from a different rifle. During the Victorian era, that rifle was the Martini-Henry. This brief history and …

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