Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by Enfield dated 1881 Converted in 1894 German Flags The safety pin blocks the

The safety pin blocks the movement of the wooden handle and the striker

- New Made Brass Patch Box Cover (fitting required)

omitting the overall red St George's Cross

The hanger straps show almost no wear

two long wood screws were countersunk into the stock in this location

Original British Martini-Metford .303 A.C.III Artillery Carbine by Enfield dated 1881 Converted in 1894 German Flags The safety pin blocks theOriginal 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