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Posted: 10/6/2005 6:20:50 PM EDT
Found this over at Army Times. Locale is Afghanistan. What kind of gun is this?
 ETA maybe I should have posted this at the "what the heck kind of gun is this?" forum...   
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Posted: 10/6/2005 6:21:37 PM EDT
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Looks like a chopped up Martini-Henry rifle.
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Posted: 10/6/2005 6:22:37 PM EDT
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Yep, possibly a Martini-Henry police shotgun. Barrel looks fat. |
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Posted: 10/6/2005 6:23:43 PM EDT
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+1 That's a cryin' shame !!!  ETA: Wow - within 3 minutes, 3 different people said chopped Martini-Henry. Arfcom is amazing (unless we're wrong )
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Posted: 10/6/2005 6:25:57 PM EDT
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Martini henry, possibly one of those hand made 'khyber pass' models from afghanistan/pakistan. Saw pics of someone at a afghani bazaar and a gun dealer there had a pile of old british imperial weapons, martini henrys, martini metfords, sniders, SMLEs, all kinds of nice shit. What I would like to know is if soldiers can ship martinis back to the United States since they are not even paperwork guns here.
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Posted: 10/6/2005 6:27:12 PM EDT
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Didn't some of the later series use the .303 British cartridge?
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Posted: 10/6/2005 6:28:22 PM EDT
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Don't think it's a shotgun, martini shotguns usually have notch rear sites, that one appears to still have the long range elevation adjusting rear site. I believe it is a calvary model, I forget the name the shorter ones have off hand though. |
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Posted: 10/6/2005 6:31:14 PM EDT
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Yes, the martini-enfield was chambered in .303 brit. Didn't see much use though with the advent and adoption of the SMLE. They are prized by shooters though since you can still easily find .303 ammo vs. 450/577 ammo which runs close to 100$ for 20 rounds. |
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Posted: 10/6/2005 6:32:09 PM EDT
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Yep
All you do is get a letter from JAG(5 mins) You put the letter in the shipping box and send it home. FREE 
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