The Martini–Henry is a breech-loading single-shot rifle with a lever action that was used by the British Army. It first entered service in 1871, eventually...
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Also known as 11.43x60R (61R) The .577/450 Martini–Henry is a black powder, centrefire rifle cartridge. It was the standard British service cartridge...
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champion quartet MARTINI, a molecular dynamics force field in chemistry Mārtiņi, a Latvian holiday Martini–Henry, a rifle Embajador Martini, an Argentine...
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Martini–Enfield rifles were, by and large, conversions of the .577/450 Martini–Henry rifle, rechambered for use with the newly introduced .303 British...
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by South African units) Marlin M1894[citation needed] Martini–Enfield Mk I and Mk II Martini–Henry Mk IV Remington M1901 Rolling Block Remington Model 14-1/2...
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Friedrich von Martini (24 March 1833 – 29 January 1897) was a Swiss engineer and inventor, for whom the influential Martini–Henry rifle was named in part...
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British military rifles (section Martini–Henry Rifles)
favour of the Martini–Henry, in the mid-1870s. The design continued in use with colonial troops into the 20th century. The Martini–Henry rifle was adopted...
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The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive and/or a lemon twist. Over the years, the martini has become one of...
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1853 Enfield muzzle-loading rifles, and used it until 1880 when the Martini–Henry rifle began to supersede it. The British Indian Army used the Snider–Enfield...
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rifle was converted to the Snider–Enfield. The introduction of the Martini-Henry rifle saw a new 1871 Pattern cutlass bayonet introduced. Though some...
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