Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by Enfield dated 1881 Converted in 1894 Thompson SMG 5” x 1 3/4”

5” x 1 3/4”

From 1884 to 1886 the 4th Cavalry again operated against the Apaches in Arizona and helped capture Geronimo

This helmet is stamped 559B which indicates the approximate manufacture date of July 1943

Estimates of dead or missing Soviets range from 250

NOTE: The unit insignia predates the use of the Swas by the German NSDAP Party by several years

Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by Enfield dated 1881 Converted in 1894 Thompson SMG 5” x 1 3/4”Original Item: Only One Available. The Martini Metford was effectively a Martini Henry Mk III rebarrelled to . 303 and with a new extractor installed. These conversions started in 1889, and used Metford rifled barrels, which were more than suitable for the first . 303 cartridges, which used black powder as a propellant. However, the Metford rifling wore out very quickly when fired with cordite nitrocellulose cartridges (introduced in 1895) and so in