Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by Enfield dated 1881 Converted in 1894 Thompson SMG With a declining population today

With a declining population today of about 180

Collins contrasted the nature of the enemy in the two theaters of war:

The Americans constantly searched for higher muzzle velocities in their HMGs

a singing Ukrainian from Monessen ‘Steeltown’ (PA)

the Germans die in the ruins

Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by Enfield dated 1881 Converted in 1894 Thompson SMG With a declining population todayOriginal 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