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Old 17th October 2017, 04:10 PM   #1
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Interesting stock shape on this one.......It strongly resembles the Albanian Rasak stock.
Was there a caption with this pic and if so what did it say?
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The Martini Henry was adopted by the Ottoman Empire and a number were highly decorated for VIP gifts see https://www.google.com/search?q=otto...0NcRPQQ22K9dM:
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Old 17th October 2017, 06:18 PM   #2
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Here is another one
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Old 17th October 2017, 08:48 PM   #3
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Ah nice... Oh I see the loaded indicator arrow is fitted upside down...
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australian issue?
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Old 18th October 2017, 03:07 PM   #5
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australian issue?
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Old 18th October 2017, 04:33 PM   #6
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THE INVENTOR; Alexander Henry was the Scot who developed the rifling for the Martini-Henry rifle.
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Old 19th October 2017, 02:14 PM   #7
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The other Inventor Friedrich von Martini .
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