Original British P-1885 Martini-Henry MkIV Rifle Pattern A with MkIII Sword Bayonet - Cleaned and Complete Condition Napoleonic and then surpassed in 1853

and then surpassed in 1853 with the adoption of the p-1853 Percussion Rifled Musket

this is the last known source on the collectors market

expect unmarked or post war markings

that particular crate has gone AWOL in the past 15 years

available for viewing in a permanent exhibition at Dover Castle Museum in Kent

Original British P-1885 Martini-Henry MkIV Rifle Pattern A with MkIII Sword Bayonet - Cleaned and Complete Condition Napoleonic and then surpassed in 1853Original Item: Part of our exclusive discovery of antique firearms in the royal palace of Nepal. The great success of the P 1871 Martini Henry Short Lever Rifle had only been marred by the occasional difficulty experienced with the ejection of the spent cartridge from powder residue fouling the chamber. The solution was the introduction of the P 1885 "long lever" model that provided great leverage for case extraction. In front line service for only