Pre. WW2 Armourers instruction manual covering Rifles, Bayonets, Scabbards, Pistols, Hotchkiss, Lewis, and Vickers Machine Guns Ect., valuable information for the gunsmith, WW2 re-enactment buff, and anyone who maintains and repairs small arms and weapons.
Get genuine Martini-Henry gunsmithing techniques from the primary source, the British Army, circa 1897. This armourer's text tells exactly how to maintain and care for your rifle, from assembly and disassembly to simple fixes to the breech block and trigger.
British War Office notes, circa 1931, provide unit armourers with detailed information on how to: strip and reassemble the bolt and magazine; clean a rusty barrel, clear an obstructed bore, check headspace, replace a bolt head, adjust trigger pull, troubleshoot misfires, fit a new striker, blacking sights, and fit a new fore end.
The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884–85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service were in direct response to the success of the Prussian Dreyse needle gun, which demonstrated that the breech-loading rifle offered faster loading, improved accuracy and superior range; significantly, the weapon could be loaded and fired from a prone position, thus offering the rifleman greater security on the battlefield. Due to the longevity of service, many Martini-Henry rifles survive today, both in museums and in private collections, and the weapon is highly prized by shooting enthusiasts. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and an array of arresting first-hand accounts and written by an authority on warfare in the Victorian era, this engaging study tells the story of the powerful Martini-Henry and its impact on the battlefield, from the Anglo-Zulu War to the opening months of World War I.