Description
- Top and sides have embossed recessed areas for added strength
including the Franco-Prussian War
Not a product of Sudan
Original Item: We have found a limited number of Martini-Henry Mk III / 3rd Model sight protectors with various markings of interest to the collector
Original Nepalese P-1878 Martini-Henry Francotte Pattern Short Lever Infantry Rifle - Cleaned and Complete Brown Bess Musket Parts - Top and sides haveOriginal Item: In 1878 the Francotte patent Martini System was granted utilizing a detachable mechanism fitted without the Cocking Indicator. Revolutionary at the time by compartmentalizing the mechanism for quick disassembly, it only lasted 10 years as the latest technology. It was replaced in 1888 by the . 303 cal Lee Metford bolt action Rifle's introduction into the British Military System. Although the British never embraced this European