303 Martini Enfield restoration
Giday Guys, first post here. I had my first Martini cadet in 22 Hornet back in 1980 -81 but was offered enough that it slipped away. Just a few weeks ago I bought a Martini Enfield on a local auction sight, an 1879 Mklll that was converted in 1896. I thought it might be a simple restoration but when it arrived it had a 30-30 barrel, a cut down fore stock, missing nosecap, stock disc and butt plate. To top it off the butt had been cut about a 1/2 in short.
This is the rifle as it arrived
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I have managed to get most of the missing parts except for the nose cap, and as the barrel had to be replaced I used a new no 4 Lee Enfield barrel that I was given. It is not going to be an original rifle so I had the barrel cut to artillery carbine length as the action has NZ issue marks and might have seen service during the second Boer campaign.
A full re-stock is in order and have bought a dark plain blank to work with.
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