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[Nate]

Richard, I didn't understand that and thank you for the info. I've entered it in my records for this rifle. Man, this is fun.

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[Richardwv]

The linage of Brit military Martini rifles can get a bit confusing to the new comer to the field.

The first ones were Martini-Henrys in 577/450 (with one minor exception concerning a MK VI in .303 that was later redesignated a Martini-Metford.

The second phase was the never issued Enfield-Martini in .40. This was at the same time the .303 was being developed for the Lee rifle and it was decided that adding another cartridge was just one too many complications.

Next came Martini-Metford rifles, which with the exception of the newly made and then redesignated MH MK VI, were conversions of Martini-Henrys to .303 using Metford rifled barrels.

Last of the Martini rifles was the Martini-Enfield, which was a conversion of existing Martini-Henry rifles to .303 using Enfield rifled barrels.

Of course there were a number of carbine variations parallel to the rifle development and numerous volunteer/commercial patterns that adhered more or less to current Brit military standards. With all of the obscure variations created it is quite possible to fill a room with Martinis and not have two identical ones.