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Old 04-11-2018, 11:45 PM
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A Mk IV Martini-Henry made in 1887, so it's not a firearm under Federal law. It does come equipped with what the tacticool guys term "an aggressive muzzle attachment for CQB" but is known to us geezers as a bayonet.

Here are a couple of us clowning around with a Victorian pith helmet, the Martini-Henry Mk IV and a Webley Mk V in .455. Near as we can tell, there is little chance of a Zulu attack in Madison county.

Neat!

Mine is a carbine rechambered to .303 British. I only shoot 150 gn cast lead projectiles in it these days at moderate .303 British velocities.
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