.303 Martini Henry pistol!

I read that this was a Kiber Pass special. Probably good for one shot and one forearm, face etc!

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Affectionaly known as "ye olde wrist breaker":madsmile:

Ye olde dirty Harrison fuzzy wuzzy stopper.

I have one like it without the crown. I have fired it with a light load (.30-30 equivalent) and nothing happened, though the kick and blast were, well, noticeable.

I also have a Khyber pass (so-called) copy of the Webley Mk IV which I have also fired with no problems. I really think those folks didn't do a bad job considering the materials (railroad rails?) and tools they had to work with. Maybe those low number Springfields would have been better if the Army had contracted to Pakistan!

Jim

Consider that if it was an Afghan who bought it and something bad happened, his relatives would get VERY NASTY with the maker.

There's two for sale in my area , but both have grossly oversize bores (up to approx. 0.350") w/ just a hint of rifling for looks I guess. Pressures ought not be very high, then. The muzzle flash, well .....

Yes-- one kyber pass martini pistol was here not so long ago.

Stiff action to open, the carved grips were a sisght to be seen. The metal work leaving much more to be wished for.

Fired a couple MH-VII rounds through it we did.
Blast was quite impressive
Flame was most enjoyable
Recoil was noticeable

First thing that came to mind was-- "well" I am still in one piece.

Cool addition to any collection -sadly--it is not mine.

Cheers
Terry in Victoria

A bunch of those guns was imported around 1960 by Navy Arms among others. IIRC they sold for around $12 with a "not to be fired" warning. Other guns in the batch were copies of Webley Mk IV revolvers and British Mk 1-VI .455 revolvers. They were not packed for shipment, just tossed in wooden crates. At that they were better treated than the Spanish rolling blocks imported earlier, which were used for ships ballast on the way over.

Jim