Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by L.S.A. Co. dated 1881 Converted in 1895 - Deactivated Barrel MG 34 Feed Assembly The musket is in very

The musket is in very nice display condition

a picture of it adorns his official social stationery and he is normally presented with a pennant used by his ship when is relieved from command

as well as scattered moth nips

The condition is great with minor mothing and service wear

which sunk on that fateful morning of December 7

Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by L.S.A. Co. dated 1881 Converted in 1895 - Deactivated Barrel MG 34 Feed Assembly The musket is in veryOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Martini Metford was effectively a Martini Henry Mk III rebarrelled to . 303 and with a new extractor installed. These conversions started in 1889, and used Metford rifled barrels, which were more than suitable for the first . 303 cartridges, which used black powder as a propellant. However, the Metford rifling wore out very quickly when fired with cordite nitrocellulose cartridges (introduced in 1895) and so in