rifle, breechloading, Martini Henry, .45 in, rifle, breechloading
Accession Number
NAM.1965-09-5-1
Description
Martini-Henry .45 in breechloading single shot rifle, 1897 (c). Commercially produced by Westley Richards of Birmingham. Captured at the Siege of Mafeking in 1900 reputedly from Commandant Eloff, who was Kruger’s grandson. Plaque on the gun gives the date of Siege of Mafeking erroneously as 1901. Leaf back sight. With ramrod. Swivel slings in front of trigger guard and at end of forestock. Associated with the Siege of Mafeking, Boer War (1899-1902) 1899-1900.
Events
Mafeking, Siege of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902)