Original British Martini-Henry Rifle Cleaning Jag Mk II .450 Hand Select:Yes Markings on shells

Markings on shells

which became the standard for the entire British Military

Finally the British came to the rescue with a delivery of several thousand Martini short lever rifles in late 1894 and even more long lever Martini Rifles in 1908

Today these have become a very scarce WW1 Bayonet Scabbard variation

Only issued on the earliest Maxim Guns the Brass Fussee Spring Covers were exceptionally rare

Original British Martini-Henry Rifle Cleaning Jag Mk II .450 Hand Select:Yes Markings on shellsOriginal Item: Straight from our exclusive discovery of arms in the royal palace of Nepal! Official British Mk II military issue cleaning jags for attaching to the threaded end of the cleaning rod for barrel maintenance. SCARCE, always very hard to find, original British Issue. This Mk II version was approved for service on December 30th, 1875. (See "Martini Rifles and Carbines" by Ian Skennerton, pages 4 & 40.) In use, a thick piece of tow is wrapped