Best Martini Henry

[bigduke6]

The problem you will find with the 303's is there are now so many counterfeits on the market. Rifles cobbled up from questionable grades of materials and of very questionable workmanship. Thirld world tourist trinkets with fake markings have fooled at least one of the bulk importers who then sold them at cut rate prices. Some of their distributors are still stuck with that inventory and release them on to the market every-so-often.

Be very careful when shopping for a 303 and never take anyones word in regard to authenticity without KNOWING what you are looking at.

Pics of a real .303 carbine

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[TheDoubleD]

Big Duke, what is the markings under the crown crown?

[bigduke6]

Big Duke, what is the markings under the crown crown?

TheDoubleD,
Markings under crown are E.R Underneath this R. E. Co then date 1901.
The butt has "c/s furst " impressed using dots to form the letters, also has the original sight protector.

Planning on deactivating it so can go on display, am just trying to find any info on Colour sergeant Furton before deactivation.
Dont know how true it is but have read that these were still issued during WW1 to the Royal Artillary and Royal Engineers.

[TheDoubleD]

This is a very unusual rifle. It might even be rare, if the marking can be verified. Can you post good clear pictures of the markings. If you have a scanner, scan the sides. Not many E.R marked Martini's are around and 1901 wouled be exceptioally rare.

To deactivate it as is done in UK is to destroy it. UK deact cannot be reversed. After UK deact it is just so much scrap metal and wood.

Please do not do it.

[bigduke6]

This is a very unusual rifle. It might even be rare, if the marking can be verified. Can you post good clear pictures of the markings. If you have a scanner, scan the sides. Not many E.R marked Martini's are around and 1901 wouled be exceptioally rare.

To deactivate it as is done in UK is to destroy it. UK deact cannot be reversed. After UK deact it is just so much scrap metal and wood.

Please do not do it.

Dont worry,
deact was going to be the last resort, the only examples of these i have seen are deacts, a lot of collectors of obsolete calibre rifles and antiques dont have a Licence so any martini in .303 gets deacted and can be added to there collection. i am keeping this for my own collection, tried the best i could to show markings but they are very faint. you can see it has been converted from a Mk11.