Original Nepalese Gahendra .577/.450 Martini 2nd Model "Improved" Rifle Historical Military Books and is all hand engraved

and is all hand engraved

Entire board measures 28” x 29

Here is a handsome  Civil War specimen of the Model 1858 Smooth Side or Flat Back pattern tin canteen offered in good condition

war-weariness after they just finished greater conflict

Original Nepalese Gahendra .577/.450 Martini 2nd Model "Improved" Rifle Historical Military Books and is all hand engravedOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased back from a private collector! This is a very nice 2nd Model Gahendra Rifle, usually known as the IMPROVED GEHENDRA. These late developed models were last made in the mid 1890s, until Great Britain started supplying Short Lever Mark 2 Martini Rifles in 1894. This was followed by Long Lever Mark 4 Martini Henry Rifle in 1904 and 1908. There were very few "Improved " Gahendra rifles made and they have always