Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This nice little carbine started life as a Martini Henry Mk III in .450/.577 Caliber. It bears original stampings on the right side of the receiver of:
1881
III
It was converted to .303 caliber in 1895 and bears those markings on the left side of the receiver:
1889
M.E
.303
I
This weapon when converted was fitted with a new .303 caliber barrel, a new wood fore-end and bayonet stand intended for use with the P-1888/1895 Lee Metford and Lee Enfield knife bayonet.
On the top of the front of the receiver is stamped a broad arrow over:
99
These markings indicate reissue in New Zealand in 1899.
Offered in very good collectable condition retaining much blue finish and lots of official proof and military acceptance mark stampings. Weapons marked to specific parts of British Empire of that time are hard to find and very much sought after.
- This product is not available for shipping in US state(s): New Jersey
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- IMA considers all of our antique guns as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns made prior to 1899. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering because they are not legally considered firearms. No FFL, C&R or any license is required to posses, transport, sell or trade Antique guns. All rifles and muskets sold by IMA that were manufactured prior to 1899 are considered Antiques by the US BATF (United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms). Therefore, all of IMA's Antique guns may be shipped to all US States and most nations around the world.
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