doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com Would there be any interest ?

Now I am confused: BSA International Mk.II's ? That is a different action from the Cadet or 12, 12/15 type.

not internationals.....mark IIs

So these are the large Martinis with the long lever? I'm kinda confused too, now.
Regards, Joe

similar to these....

Steve,
I am interested too.

JErry

gam@gmaengineering.com

BSA MK II's are different than the one shown. The one in the picture looks like a 12/15. Here's a great website for Martini's.
The page posted is on the Mark II's.
http://www.rifleman.org.uk/BSA-International_MksI_and_II.html

Hello JD,

The long lever Martini-Henry rifles were, (as far as I am aware) restricted to the British Military Service Rifle and were made to help with extraction of the spent cartridge case after firing in tropical conditions. All of these rifles would have originally been chambered for the .577/450" Service cartridge. Some of these may have been converted to early .303" Black Powder cartridges when that round was adopted for regular use in the British Military some years later.

With Martini's you have to be careful to differentiate betweem the British Service Rifle Marks and those of the civilian target rifles, which were always smaller sized actions than the Service Rifle.

Harry

I was told they were mkII's, look to be 12/15's from the one pic I have. I'll find out when I open the crate.

If there are enough I'd like one.

Jerry Liles

Steve:
If you've got any left I'll take one also.

Craig