British Martini-Henry Rifle

Description:

British Martini-Henry Rifle, c. 1886, walnut stock with markings stamped into the left side of the butt, receiver marked with a crown over V.R./ENFIELD/1886/IV/1, with war department stamps on the lever and proof marks near the left side of the breech, overall lg. 48 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the collection of Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck.
Estimate $200-400

Stock has a few dings and nicks, steel parts are from a blue to plum color, action functions properly and has its cleaning rod.


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