Original British 1872 Dated .450/577 Martini-Henry Converted to .303 U.S. Machine Guns The West Indies were hotbeds

The West Indies were hotbeds of disease

Charleville muskets were fired in mass formations

spanner wrench for the spanner nut (“bun nut”) that retains the hammer

Original Brass Buckles showing the Queen Victoria Crown cypher

Original British 1872 Dated .450/577 Martini-Henry Converted to .303 U.S. Machine Guns The West Indies were hotbedsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Well this Rifle has certainly been around. It started life in 1872, the very first year of production of the Martini Henry Mark I series when only 1,400 were produced. After 1876 it was updated to the Mark II configuration and saw service perhaps throughout the Empire even maybe in British South Africa during the Zulu Wars in the original . 450 577 caliber. The right side of the receiver is marked with Crown over V.