FRANCOTTE MARTINI BLANKS FULL

The price is affordable the history is priceless. These should be viewed as project guns, work on it with your son or grandson, clean it up, hang it over your mantle, or donвЂ™t clean it, they are impressive anyway you seem them. We are not trying to frustrate you we are trying to fill a void in the marketplace for genuine but affordable rare and unique antique weapons so that collectors and historians of all backgrounds can enjoy a genuine part of history. One day we will also sell replacement parts, but that is in the distant future. We will do our best to make sure it is complete as possible.

We are not trying to sell you an incomplete weapon and then sell you the missing parts.

We can not exchange guns and will not get into an exchange situation, so please do not ask.

FRANCOTTE MARTINI BLANKS FULL

If it isn't what you expect, that is fine, return it (before you attempt any restoration) and the full gun purchase price will be refunded to you, however the customer will pay shipping both ways. We ask you to look closely at the photographs, the example photographed here is a typical gun that could expect to receive, read reviews, both good and bad, and only then place an order understanding what you are likely to receive. However, EVERY M-1878 WILL BE 100% GENUINE! В• Will have Cracks, Missing Chunks, Old repairs. Our DVD of 'TREASURE IS WHERE YOU FIND IT' shows these very weapons as we found them and the story behind them. What does Untouched Condition mean? OK, this is exactly what we are offering: Genuine pre-1898 Nepalese manufactured M-1878 Martini-Henry Francotte Pattern Rifles that have laid undisturbed for well over 100 years in far from perfect storage conditions in the Old Palace of Lagan Silekhana in Katmandu, Nepal. This particular Francotte variant of the Martini-Henry rifle was used by the Gurkha detachments mostly in the Indian sub-continent in the late 19th century. The Martini-Henry MKII Short Lever rifle saw tremendous and valiant service in the British army worldwide, its most famous appearance being in the ZULU WARS of 1879 memorialized in Hollywood films, countless books and articles over the years. We photographed a typical example but no two will be exactly alike. All appear to be complete but no guarantees as to what use or damage may be found after more than 100 years of neglect and storage.

Totally covered and caked with dried grease, dirt and rust, these can be displayed as found or be the subject of winter nights of TLC to restore them to their former glory. The only service performed has been to ensure none are still loaded! Each rifle is offered totally AS FOUND, or in AS IS condition, completely un-cleaned and un-refurbished. These Nepalese Gurkha examples were found in military storage in their homeland of Nepal. Although the British never embraced this European improvement, these 'Improved System Rifles' saw much service on frontiers all over the world. 303 cal Lee Metford bolt action rifle introduction into the British military system. Revolutionary at the time by compartmentalizing the mechanism for quick disassembly, it only lasted 10 years as the latest technology. Original Item: In 1878 the Francotte patent Martini system was granted utilizing a detachable mechanism fitted without the cocking indicator.

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