Martini–Henry
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martini-henry-204-7419591
title:
Martini–Henry
text:
The Martini–Henry is a breech-loading single-shot rifle with a lever action that was used by the British Army. It first entered service in 1871, eventually replacing the Snider–Enfield, a muzzle-loader converted to the cartridge system. Martini–Henry variants were used throughout the British Empire for 47 years. It combined the dropping-block action first developed by Henry O. Peabody and improved by the Swiss designer Friedrich von Martini, combined with the polygonal rifling designed by Scotsm
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
British breech-loading single-shot lever-actuated rifle and derivatives
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini%E2%80%93Henry
date created:
2004-05-18T15:45:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T04:38:16Z
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13
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