THE MARTINI HENRY.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 8th June 2014, 05:09 PM

The details at http://www.martinihenry.com/faq.htm are interesting...particularly on the Khyber version...etc.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 6th June 2016, 11:17 AM

As a general addition of text to a picture I posted a while ago and an excuse to fire the Martini Henry back into discussions~ For those not familiar with the weapon please see http://www.martinihenry.com/

A RARE EUROPEAN GOLD AND SILVER WIRE-INLAID SPORTING RIFLE FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, 19TH CENTURY

The Martini-Henry rifle with slender barrel of cast steel and wooden sighting plate with gold wire-inlaid floral motifs, the wood stock and butt plate with silver wire-inlaid ornamentation, wood butt plate also comprises carving of military devices.

Martini rifles were supplied to the Ottoman forces in large numbers. Following the victory of the Prussians in Europe in 1866, the Ottomans instituted major military reforms inaugurated by Hussein Avni Pasha in 1869. As a result, in the war against Russia in 1877-8, Ottoman troops
were armed with Martini Henry and Snider rifles as well as the new metal cartridge which the Russians did not yet possess.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 7th June 2016, 10:59 PM

Below Henry+11th+Hussars+Gordon+Relief+Expedition in the black and white photo.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 4th January 2017, 09:39 PM

For a fascinating paper on how the flow of guns developed in Arabia in the late 19thC. with some emphasis on Martini Henrys but involving politics and intrigue at the time and a distilled appreciation of the bigger regional picture ...

see http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cg...en_access_etds

The author suggests collusion in using the slave trade to mask the ever growing arms trade used to import huge amounts of rifles through Arabia for Afghanistan among other recipients...

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 6th January 2017, 01:13 PM

Sketch of Arms being unloaded at Muscat.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 15th July 2017, 03:42 PM

Picture of the business end...

Amazingly cutting the woodwork back and sawing several inches off the barrel and thereby losing the bayonet lug...this weapon lost hardly any accuracy and to my knowledge represents one of the lightest and most powerful combat rifles ever made !

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 17th July 2017, 02:35 PM

The best reference on Martini Henry is still I believe http://www.martinihenry.com/ and with a very good Bibliography.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

6th June 2016, 11:17 AM	#2
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	As a general addition of text to a picture I posted a while ago and an excuse to fire the Martini Henry back into discussions~ For those not familiar with the weapon please see http://www.martinihenry.com/ A RARE EUROPEAN GOLD AND SILVER WIRE-INLAID SPORTING RIFLE FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, 19TH CENTURY The Martini-Henry rifle with slender barrel of cast steel and wooden sighting plate with gold wire-inlaid floral motifs, the wood stock and butt plate with silver wire-inlaid ornamentation, wood butt plate also comprises carving of military devices. Martini rifles were supplied to the Ottoman forces in large numbers. Following the victory of the Prussians in Europe in 1866, the Ottomans instituted major military reforms inaugurated by Hussein Avni Pasha in 1869. As a result, in the war against Russia in 1877-8, Ottoman troops were armed with Martini Henry and Snider rifles as well as the new metal cartridge which the Russians did not yet possess. Attached Images

7th June 2016, 10:59 PM	#3
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Below Henry+11th+Hussars+Gordon+Relief+Expedition in the black and white photo. Attached Images

6th January 2017, 01:13 PM	#5
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Sketch of Arms being unloaded at Muscat. Attached Images

15th July 2017, 03:42 PM	#6
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Picture of the business end... Amazingly cutting the woodwork back and sawing several inches off the barrel and thereby losing the bayonet lug...this weapon lost hardly any accuracy and to my knowledge represents one of the lightest and most powerful combat rifles ever made ! Attached Images Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 15th July 2017 at 04:11 PM.

8th June 2014, 05:09 PM	#1
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	The details at http://www.martinihenry.com/faq.htm are interesting...particularly on the Khyber version...etc. Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

4th January 2017, 09:39 PM	#4
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	For a fascinating paper on how the flow of guns developed in Arabia in the late 19thC. with some emphasis on Martini Henrys but involving politics and intrigue at the time and a distilled appreciation of the bigger regional picture ... see http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cg...en_access_etds The author suggests collusion in using the slave trade to mask the ever growing arms trade used to import huge amounts of rifles through Arabia for Afghanistan among other recipients...

17th July 2017, 02:35 PM	#7
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	The best reference on Martini Henry is still I believe http://www.martinihenry.com/ and with a very good Bibliography. Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi.