Original Belgian Francotte-Martini Action Big Game Tiger Rifle in .577/450 Martini-Henry by Auguste Francotte of Liège - Serial 22381 Category_MG 34 Ammo Storage Item Information:

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though it does appear to have been cleaned / polished post manufacture

and the bayonet is definitely in solid condition

and many other uses

dating from the 1780's/1790's Ready to display

Original Belgian Francotte-Martini Action Big Game Tiger Rifle in .577/450 Martini-Henry by Auguste Francotte of Liège - Serial 22381 Category_MG 34 Ammo Storage Item Information:Original Item: Only One Available. The MartiniHenry 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 replacing the SniderEnfield, a muzzle loader converted to the cartridge system. MartiniHenry variants were used throughout the British Empire for 47 years. It combined the dropping block action first developed by Henry O. Peabody (in his Peabody rifle) and improved