Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by Enfield dated 1881 Converted in 1894 Thompson SMG a singing Ukrainian from Monessen

a singing Ukrainian from Monessen ‘Steeltown’ (PA)

Offered in excellent collectible condition this Fusil has been completely overhauled and put back to its former glory by the renowned Antique Gunsmith

He guided England through some of her most glorious and powerful stages and came very close to joining the Confederate States in the uprising in 1861 against the Union government of Abraham Lincoln

With a declining population today of about 180

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Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by Enfield dated 1881 Converted in 1894 Thompson SMG a singing Ukrainian from MonessenOriginal 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