Original British Martini Cavalry Carbine .303 Conversion - Dated 1888 Japanese Navy brass mounts

brass mounts

Liner is maker marked

live barrel together with a 20 round magazine

All brass construction this appears to be a small glazed hand lantern which either slotted into or mounted alongside the Binnacle to cast its light on the compass

Colonel Paul Tibbets

Original British Martini Cavalry Carbine .303 Conversion - Dated 1888 Japanese Navy brass mountsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine small Martini cavalry carbine that started life as a in 1888 as a Martini Henry MkIII infantry rifle in . 577 450 caliber still faintly showing the original markings on right side of the receiver as being manufactured by BSA & M Co (Birmingham Small Arms & Metals Co, later simply BSA). It was converted to . 303 caliber in 1903 and the left hand side of the receiver bears British acceptance markings