Original Nepalese Gahendra .577/.450 Martini Improved Model Rifle from Private Collection German Uniforms which led to the Lapland

which led to the Lapland War between the former co-belligerents

They are also marked ECLIPSE GUN CO

The nickel clip itself is marked with a "barred A" followed by D

Acquired from the family of a Great Wr USMC veteran

This is followed by a lengthy inscription in "negari" the Hindu version spoken by the Nepalese

Original Nepalese Gahendra .577/.450 Martini Improved Model Rifle from Private Collection German Uniforms which led to the LaplandOriginal Item: One of a kind. This comes to us from the Estate of an extremely enthusiastic Collector, who dived in at the onset after our importation from Nepal in 2003. He selected the very best and kept them carefully cleaned and stored in his collection since then until now. This particular Late Model known as the IMPROVED GEHENDRA was last made in the mid 1890s, when Great Britain started supplying Short Lever Mark 2 Martini Rifles in 1894. This