Original British P-1876 Martini-Henry MkII Rifle Dated 1878 with Bone Inlaid Stock and Engraved Metalwork - Documented USGI Afghanistan Bring Back Antique Cartridge Firearms Also with complete trigger assembly

Also with complete trigger assembly attached to rear end cap housing with rear sight and correct trigger housing detachable cover

to February 7

This hewer does not seem to have been used much

The back is marked with the maker information

Those of us who had been landlubbers all our life were soon tossing coins to decide which was port and which was starboard

Original British P-1876 Martini-Henry MkII Rifle Dated 1878 with Bone Inlaid Stock and Engraved Metalwork - Documented USGI Afghanistan Bring Back Antique Cartridge Firearms Also with complete trigger assemblyOriginal Item: One of a Kind. The Martini Henry MkII rifle is best known for its use in the Zulu War at the Battle of Rorke's Drift on 22nd January 1879. This battle was the iconic defense of the mission station by a small force of British and colonial troops; which saw a record award of Victoria Crosses and restored the faith of Victorian Britain in the Army. The Martini Henry is probably the most famous military rifle of the Victorian era