Martini-Enfield
Sign in to saveMartini–Enfield rifles were, by and large, conversions of the .577/450 Martini–Henry rifle, rechambered for use with the newly introduced .303 British cartridge. Whilst most Martini–Enfields were converted rifles, a number were newly manufactured as well.
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It sits within the topics .303 British rifles, Early rifles and Rifles of the United Kingdom.
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Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Manufacturer
- Royal Small Arms Factory
- Designed by
- Royal Small Arms Factory
- Image
- Karbin Martini-Enfield.jpg
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- service entry
- 1878-01-01
- ammunition
- .303 British
- service retirement
- 1918-00-00
- total produced
- 375000
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Overview
- Khyber Pass copies
- References
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Martini–Enfield rifles were, by and large, conversions of the .577/450 Martini–Henry rifle, rechambered for use with the newly introduced .303 British cartridge. Whilst most Martini–Enfields were converted rifles, a number were newly manufactured as well.
==Overview== The Martini–Enfield Mk I was a Martini–Henry Mk III rebarrelled to .303 and with a new extractor installed, whilst the Martini–Enfield Mk II rifles were generally of new manufacture, although there are examples of converted Mk II rifles.
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