Martini-Henry

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 replacing the Snider–Enfield, a muzzle-loader converted to the cartridge system. Martini–Henry variants were used throughout the British Empire for 47 years. It combined the dropping-block action first developed by Henry O. Peabody and improved by the Swiss designer Friedrich von Martini, combined with the polygonal rifling designed by Scotsman Alexander Henry.

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Frameless

Khyberpassrifles (cropped)

Martini Henry Mk I

Martini Cadet rifle ad from Winfield Arms Corp

Copies of British Martini and Snider firearms built in the Khyber region

Rifle (carbine) (AM 1931.238-15)

Rifle (carbine) (AM 1931.238-16)

Pattern 1876 Socket Bayonet and Scabbard for Use with the British Martini-Henry Rifle

National Army Museum Zulu War display

Report of the Board of officers appointed in pursuance of the act of Congress approved June 6, 1872, for the purpose of selecting a breech-system for the muskets and carbines of the military service, (14596642229)

Zibhebhu 1884

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Khyberpassrifles (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Martini Henry Mk I		Commons
commons	image		Martini Cadet rifle ad from Winfield Arms Corp		Commons
commons	image		Copies of British Martini and Snider firearms built in the Khyber region		Commons
commons	image		Rifle (carbine) (AM 1931.238-15)		Commons
commons	image		Rifle (carbine) (AM 1931.238-16)		Commons
commons	image		Pattern 1876 Socket Bayonet and Scabbard for Use with the British Martini-Henry Rifle		Commons
commons	image		National Army Museum Zulu War display		Commons
commons	image		Report of the Board of officers appointed in pursuance of the act of Congress approved June 6, 1872, for the purpose of selecting a breech-system for the muskets and carbines of the military service, (14596642229)		Commons
commons	image		Zibhebhu 1884		Commons