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Been offered a 'Martini Henry' Its in fairly disgusting condition, and the entire trigger/lever assembly is missing.
It has wirework bindings on the stock and a single silver band on the barrel. Looks ethnic, I'd guess afghan or Nepalese. Can anyone show some examples? I'm wondering if the parts are interchangable cos if not its a lot to 'scratch build' the missing bits. |
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You are probably being offered one of the "battlefield pickup" or "parts" Nepalese models currently on the market. There are two 19th century Nepalese models, the Gehendra and the Francotte. There are also Afghan "Khyber Pass" copies which are still being made today and sold to unsuspecting Allied troops. All of the parts are hand made; they are usually not interchangeable. For more info you should visit the dedicated forums here and here.
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Hi Berkley, I remember when worldwide arms had a container load of this sort of thing, Thanks for the links, I havent found one the same yet though. But its a lot to go through ![]() Stuart (Khanjar) has one like the one I've been offered, like I said, its got decorative wirework on the stock, I actually thought for a second (Doh) that it might be african, but the silver band ruled that out. Regards Gene |
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Gene,
I think I know what you have in mind. I suggest looking at this thread for some Martini Henry rifles that have been enhanced in the Arabian peninsula: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread...=riyadh+bazaar I will look tonight in Elgood for more examples. Best regards, Teodor |
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Tirri shows an example with silver bands and inlay "of Yemeni and Arabian provenance" on page 90.
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Hi Gene,
This one from Oman, cal 577/450. Stu |
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