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rifle, breechloading, Martini Henry, .22 in Mk I conversion, rifle, breechloading

Accession Number

NAM.1992-08-167-1

Description

Martini Henry rifle, .22 in Mk I conversion, 1918 (c), butt repaired or lengthened.

People

Bonehill, C G

Dimensions

Length: 117 cm Text: 16 cm Text: .22 in

Inscriptions

Lock: [crown]/ VR/ ENFIELD/ 1874/ [small crown]/ [broad arrow]/ I’ ‘[crown]/ BR/ 11’ ‘[CONVERTED BY C. G. BONEHILL OF BIRMINGHAM/ FOR THE SOCIETY OF MINIATURE RIFLE CLUBS’ ‘[crown]/ E/ 13’ ‘[crown]/ VR/ [crossed flags]/ 2P’ Underside of lock: ‘41’ ‘5’ Action lever: ‘[broad arrow]/ WD’ ‘[crown]/ E/ 30’ Butt: ‘311[?]’ ‘[crown]/ BR/ 24’ Barrel: ‘AMMUNITION/ .22’ left side: ‘7839’ ‘.22 SHOT .79 5INCH’ ‘8 TONS PER [?]’ ‘[crown]/ B N P [?}’ ‘[within roundel] GB 4’ ‘C. G. BONEHILL BIRMINGHAM’ ‘[illegible proof mark]’ ‘[illegible mark]’