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The Rifle Factory Ishapore at Ishapore in India produced the Mk III* in .303 British, and then the model 2A, with strength increased by heat treatment of the receiver and bolt to fire 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition, retaining the 2,000-yard rear sight as the metric conversion of distance was very close to the flatter trajectory of the new ...
The Mark II had a tendency to split at the base, so the Cartridge S.A. Ball Martini Henry Rifle Rolled Case Mark III was developed which had two layers of .004 in brass overlapped by .5 in (13 mm) with a .004 in brass strengthening strip with a small sight hole punched in the outer coil as a visual check that the strip was correctly placed and ...
A Greener GP Mark I and Mark II, note the difference in finish, safety lever, and takedown screw. Greener also used the Martini action for the GP ("General Purpose") single-barreled shotgun firing standard 12-bore 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 or 2 + 3 ⁄ 4-inch ammunition, which was a staple for gamekeepers and rough shooters in Britain.
BM59 Mark I: had a wooden stock with a semi-pistol grip stock. BM59 Mark II: had a wooden stock with pistol grip to achieve a better control during full-auto fire; BM59 Mark III: or Ital TA (also known as the Truppe Alpine), was a variant with a pistol grip and a metal folding buttstock, that was intended for mountain troops. The BM59 Para was ...
HRB Co (Henry Rifle Barrel Co, later went out of business and taken over by Blenheim Engineering) NA&A Co (National Arms & Ammunition Co) Martini–Enfield rifles were very well made and are more than capable of handling modern commercial .303 British ammunition, but, as with all second hand firearms, they should always be checked by a ...
During its first year of operations, Lakefield Arms produced two different .22 caliber rifles for the Canadian market. The Mark II was a bolt-action rifle with a 10-round removable magazine. The Mark III was a semi-automatic rifle that also had a 10-round removable magazine. Both had wooden stocks.
L39A1 7.62mm Rifle (7.62mm NATO conversion of Rifle No. 4, Marks 1/2 and 2, used for target rifle competition) [41] [168] L41 L41A1/A2 0.22 inch Calibre 5.56mm Rifle Conversion Kit (.22 inch conversion kit for SA80-pattern weapons; also referred to as the L41A1/A2 .22 inch Calibre SA 80 5.56mm Rifle and LSW Conversion Kit) [169] [116]
Norden proposed removing the electrical switches used to move the pointer and using the entire bombsight itself as the indicator. In place of the thin metal wires that formed the sights on the Mark III, a small low-power telescope would be used in its place. The bombardier would rotate the telescope left or right to follow the target.