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Martini-Henry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Martini-Henry (also known as the Peabody-Martini-Henry) was a breech-loading lever-actuated rifle adopted by the British, combining an action worked on by Friedrich von Martini (based on the Peabody rifle developed by Henry Peabody), with the rifled barrel designed by Scotsman Alexander Henry. Consequently to avoid having three different rifle calibres in service, the Enfield-Martinis were withdrawn and converted to 0.45 calibre and renamed Martini-Henry "A" and "B" pattern rifles. However, before this was complete the decision was made to replace the Martini rifles with the.303 calibre bolt-action magazine Lee-Metford which gave a considerably higher maximum rate of fire. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Martini-Henry   (1103 words)

Martini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Karl Anton Freiherr von Martini was an important Austrian lawyer of thelate 18th century, whose preparatory works strongly influenced the drafts leading to the Austrian Civil Code of 1811. Martini was the name of a character played by William Edmunds in the movie It's a Wonderful Life. Alessandro Martini - an Italian businessman, founder of Martini and Rossi distillery. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Martini   (193 words)

The Martini Henry Mark II Rifle The Martini Henry improved the performance of the Snider in all departments, in tests it was found superior in muzzle velocity, range and stopping power. The rifle was a combination of the falling block mechanism devised by Frederich Martini (1832-97), a Swiss gunsmith of Hungarian extraction and the seven-groove rifling devised by Edinburgh gunsmith Alexander Henry      (1817-95). Martini Henry cartridges were packaged in a brown paper bundle, containing ten rounds in two rows of five. www.martinihenry.co.uk   (2535 words)

Martini The most abstract theory that I came across was that the martini was actually named after a type of gun, the Martini and Henry rifle, which was used by the British in the late 19th century—like the beverage, the gun, too, was said to have a fierce kick. A "martini with a kiss," for example, is a drink in which gin is poured into a glass, along with a garnish, but the vermouth is omitted—the bottle is merely tapped on the glass, which is supposed to signify the kiss. A contemporary martini recipe, of course, is simply a varying ratio of gin and dry vermouth which is stirred or shaken with ice, then strained and garnished with any number of ingredients, the most common being an olive. members.localnet.com /~jgeorge/martini.htm   (1306 words)

Brown Bess, Snider & Martini-Henry, colonial rifles Henry Peabody, an American, was actually the father of the Martini action. The large actioned Martini-Henry rifles were used by the various colonial armed forces and police forces in Australia from 1871, originally in.450 calibre and in the closing years of the century in.303 calibre. These.303 Martinis were generally known as Martini-Metfords or Martini-Enfields, depending on their rifling pattern, and used the.303 cordite cartridge designed for the famous Lee-Enfield rifle used by the United Kingdom and its former colonies from about 1895 until around 1960. www.diggerhistory.info /pages-weapons/colonial.htm   (2789 words)

Martini-Henry: The Future Weapon of the British Soldier What is more noticeable is, that there were some arms, the Henry and Martini breech actions among them, which passed through the whole of the tests, severe as they were. The Martini breech action is distinguished from most others in use by the absence of a lock and hammer. As to durability, a Henry barrel fired over 2,000 rounds without any injury or deterioration whatever, and evidence was received that as many as 30,000 rounds have been fired without any indications of wear. www.researchpress.co.uk /firearms/britain/martini/mhen186905la.htm   (1898 words)

Martini-Henry FAQ's I'm stationed in Afghanistan, and just bought a Martini-Henry. On large frame military Martinis, it can be found on the front of the action body (concealed by the forend wood), on the barrel and on the rear sight leaf (sometimes the number only on the rear sight leaf). One of the oddities of Khyber Pass Martinis is that they even tried to copy the stampings and markings from their original source Martini. www.martinihenry.com /faq.htm   (1768 words)

Martini Cocktail recipe Concern was spreading over the modernization of the Martini, as James Villas expressed in Esquire, April 1973: "I am a little shocked at the degree to which the Martini's components, preparation and garnishments have been modified or changed during the last decade". A martini is not served in a pineapple shell nor a piece of rolled up canoe bark, and there are no disgusting pieces of flotsam around the top. The most popular belief construes the Martini as a take off the Martinez, whose history (notably independent of the californian town) is equally as obscure. www.drinksmixer.com /drink5058.html   (970 words)

The Martini Some assume that it gets its name from the famous dry vermouth so commonly used in the drink, Martini and Rossi, or to the British made Martini and Henry rifle, while many like to believe it is named after a drink developed in Martinez, CA and originally called the Martini. For the better part of the 20th century the Martini has been the perennial king of cocktails in the United States. The perfect Martini is out still out there even when you think you might have finally found it. members.tripod.com /~MrSuave/themartini.html   (423 words)

Guns of the Pioneers After his Martini was stolen he purchased a Martini-Enfield in.303 and a Gibbs in.450 Martini-Henry, but the little.303 carbine shot so far from its point of aim as to be absolutely useless. The Martini (and the Snider was worse) was noted for rapid fouling and with the early cartridges accuracy fell off rapidly with each succeeding shot, till by the time seven or eight shots had been fired, one couldn't reliably hit a man sized target at 40 yards. All the Martini rifles I have tried with either factory original ammo, or my own reloads, have shot to vaguely point of aim at 100 yards or so, and would have been adequate for hunting largish game out to this range, with their greatest limitation being the coarseness of their sights. www.african-hunter.com /guns_of_the_pioneers.htm   (2042 words)

British Pattern 1870 .450/.577 Short Lever Martini-Henry Infantry Rifle The Martini Henry, probably the most famous military rifle of the Victorian era incorporating the early “short” lever with 33” barrel in the new.45 calibre. Followed by the memorable action at “Rorke’s Drift”, the Martini Henry Rifle more than any other represents British Colonial rule during the Victorian era. Internationally known for its role in the movies “Zulu” and “Zulu Dawn” it should be noted that at the Battle of Isandhlnana in January 1879 where the British lost its entire command of 1300 men, the Zulu’s suffered in excess of 2000 casualties. www.legendaryarms.com /britpat1845s.html   (117 words)

Les Jones: Weekly Gun Nuttery - the Martini-Henry Rifle The gun's Swiss inventor, Friedrich von Martini apparently had nothing to do with the gin and vermouth drink, but he was a car designer. Also interesting is that site's page on Khyber Pass Martinis - Martini copies that were hand-made on small forges in the Khyber Pass region of Afghanistan's Hindu Kush between the 1890s and 1940s. Martini, their featured article was the Kammerlader, "the first Norwegian breech loading rifle," which is an odd weapon.) www.lesjones.com /posts/002704.shtml   (288 words)

North Coast Journal - October 13, 2005: DINING - Martininis, Olives, etc. Regulars at Hurricane Kate's may be familiar with Henry's Dirty Martini, a zinger of a drink made with gin, just a hint of vermouth, a splash of olive brine and one or two of his special martini olives, flavored with cayenne, red pepper and paprika --- thus the zing. The Henry's Olives line currently includes four green varieties --- lemon-garlic Manzanillos, garlic-oregano Sevillanos, cumin-coriander missions and the red-pepper Sevillanos (aka martini olives) --- and one black olive, oiled-cured Manzillanos dried in rock salt and coated with extra-virgin olive oil. Some, myself included, may argue that the many of the spate of "martinis" found in bars and restaurants are so far from the traditional definition that they should be called something else. www.northcoastjournal.com /101305/food1013.html   (845 words)

Martiniware.com - We sell everything to make the perfect Martini. Martiniware.com - We sell everything to make the perfect Martini. www.martiniware.com   (845 words)

Historic Firearm of the Month, August 2000 The Martini-Henry was to soldier on on British service for almost 30 years, in various marks and configurations, proving to be one of the finest long arms ever issued to any military force. Of those remaining, the Henry and the Martini were considered to be by far the best. These were the Albini, the Aston, the Byrnes and Benjamin, the Carle, the Carr, the Craig, the Della Noce, the Henry, the Hughes, the Joslyn, the Lindner, the Luok, the Mathews, the Millar (two types), the Needham (two types), the Norris, the Peabody, the Poppenburg, the Shepard (two types), the Snider, and the Timmerhans. www.cruffler.com /historic-september00.html   (3091 words)

www.myspace.com/martinihenry With a focus on complex rhythms, odd time signatures, avante garde chord progressions, and acrobatic vocals, Martini Henry strives to instill themselves on the hearts and minds of all mankind. Once a trio of many faces, Martini Henry is comprised of the drum-lord Garrett Henritz, and insanely original Sledge. Feeling unsatisfied with contemporary music, Martini Henry's main motivational force is to write music unconstrained by today's musical standards. www.myspace.com /martinihenry   (812 words)

Antique Arms, Inc. - Martini Henry Mark Two Rifle w/ Accessories The Martini Henry was used literally all over the world in the Zulu Wars, Anglo-Afghan Wars, The Sudan, and throughout British Colonies into the early 20th century. This is a nice example of the British Military's early version of the Martini Henry rifle with original sling, brass muzzle cap, oil bottle, combination tool, and bayonet/scabbard. Antique Arms, Inc. - Martini Henry Mark Two Rifle w/ Accessories www.antiquearmsinc.com /martini-rifle.htm   (342 words)

Henry Recaps You want the martini or what?” Henry answers, “It’s satisfactory, for the time being. A dirty martini is not a martini served in a dirty glass. Katie is seen at the garage leaving yet another message for Henry, telling him, “I need you, your favorite words if I remember correctly.” She tells him that she needs his help digging up a little dirt on a friend, and just at that moment, Simon walks in and overhears her. www.trentdawson.nstemp.com /03-13-01.htm   (957 words)

Martini Cadet and Henry This is a copy of an original Peabody Martini Creedmore, it will require bending the lever to match the grip curvature, but that is a small price to pay for the gain. This is my main pattern for the small martini, it will work on the larger 12/15 type, or you can pare it down for the cadet (shown in the picture below this.) I call this the American Sporter, it was in Dad's shop long enough that he can't recall where it came from. It will be bead blasted and blued, which will give it a matte finish similar to a rust blue. www.treebonecarving.com /id6.html   (342 words)

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British Martini-Henry The A and B were conversions of the Enfield Martini.402 to Martini Henry MkIV.577/.450 and will have an EM possibly lined out and a IV on the side of the breech block. After exhaustive trials, the then committee selected the Peabody-Martini in 1871, to which it added the Henry rifling system. MISC NOTES: The British Military Martini MKs (Enfield Martinis): www.militaryrifles.com /Britain/Martini.htm   (1544 words)

Old Yoti Product Information What follows is a listing of items that we have available for the Martini Henry, the Snider Enfield, and the Enfield muzzle loading rifles. www.oldyoti.com /moulds.htm   (538 words)

JoeSalter.com - Details for Snider and Martini Henry Bayonets Pair of excellent British Militia bayonets one for the snider and the second for the Martini Henry. Item # 1493 - Snider and Martini Henry Bayonets The martini blade is original polish with some stain spots, original dull blue socket and excellent scabbard WD marked price for the Pair. www.joesalter.com /detail.php?f_qryitem=1493   (143 words)

Concerts > CDs > Nothing: PLSC.3: Oceansize, Martini Henry Rifles, & oki-dog Martini Henry Rifles: too loud and not my thing. Concerts > CDs > Nothing: PLSC.3: Oceansize, Martini Henry Rifles, & oki-dog This page is a running tally of all the concerts I've been to - half to inform you as to who's great, mediocre, or shitty live, and half to remind me where I've been (you know how the mind starts to go...). www.thanatopsic.org /music/concerts/000015.html   (96 words)

Henry-Martini or Winchester 73 ar Rorke's Drift? - THR The Martini Henry was not obsolete at that time. Whilst arguably the Rolling Block was better, the Martini was by no means greatly inferior to the other designs of the period, and the Francotte improvements, such as the block mechanism coming out as a packaged unit, made it better still although they were never applied to British service ones. Hanson suggests that, in addition to the 800 dead Zulu on the scene, hundreds died from their wounds having walked or crawled miles away, a fact he attributes to the heavy, soft bullet of the Martini. www.thehighroad.org /showthread.php?t=72506   (1978 words)

Peabody & Martini The Peabody rifle was the development of Henry O. Peabody of Boston, Massachusetts and initially patented in 1862, but fully developed too late to play any major role in the US Civil War. The rifles purchased by the Connecticut Militia, were later retrofitted by the maker, Providence Tool Company, with barrels rifled with Henry rifling and rechambered to the US Govt. The basic patent relates to a heavy pivoting breech block, the front of which pivots down around a transverse fixed pin fixed through both the upper rear of the breech block and through the upper rear of the solidly built box receiver. www.militaryrifles.com /Peabody&M/Peab&Mart.htm   (2178 words)

Browsing Store - 577/450 Martini Henry Black Powder Ammunition This is currently loaded obsolete black powder ammunition for rifles chambered in 577-450 Martini Henry chambering. These are loaded using properly head stamped boxer primed brass and 520 grain bullets cast from 20-1 alloy lubed with SPG and cast out of the Lyman mould 457125. Melting lead and casting lead objects will expose you and others in the area to lead, which is known to cause birth defects, other reproductive harm and cancer. www.buffaloarms.com /browse.cfm/4,4646.html   (147 words)

AA Auction 6532336 (Ended 03/20/2005, 20:27:29 PST) Martini Henry rifle, 577/450, w/sling This is an original Martini Henry long lever single shot rifle in caliber 577/450. Enfield Royal Small Arms Factory -- Martini Henry rifle, 577/450, w/sling AA Auction 6532336 (Ended 03/20/2005, 20:27:29 PST) Martini Henry rifle, 577/450, w/sling www.auctionarms.com /search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=6532336   (307 words)

BBC - Wales - Martini Henry Rifles biography Most people know that the Martini-Henry was England's first service rifle designed from the ground up as a breechloading metallic cartridge firearm, which protected and served the British Empire and its colonies for more than 30 years. BBC - Wales - Martini Henry Rifles biography What do you think of The Martini Henry Rifles? www.bbc.co.uk /wales/music/sites/martinihenryrifles/pages/mhr_biography.shtml   (585 words)

RiflesMartini The.303 Martini was essentially a reserve grade arm in the British service but it was a front line issue to Colonial forces. Most of the Nepalese issue Martini rifles were refurbished either by Nepalese, or by Indian arsenals, and today they are difficult to find in original finish. Only 10.000 of Westley Richards Martini rifles were manufactured for the ZAR government. www.collectiblefirearms.com /RiflesMartini.html   (1794 words)

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