Original Afghan “Khyber Pass” Copy of a British Martini Metford .303 Artillery Carbine circa 1896 German Artwork & Posters and look like they were

and look like they were all originally gilt or plated with some other gold-like metal

Purchased directly from a WW2 veterans family

A small propeller graces the base of the hilt where it forms the locking mechanism to hold the sword in the scabbard

Colonel John George Vaughan Hart of the British West India Regiment

The whole of the First Cavalry was at once ordered into the field and Colonel Grover sent to Fort Boise to take charge of operations there

Original Afghan “Khyber Pass” Copy of a British Martini Metford .303 Artillery Carbine circa 1896 German Artwork & Posters and look like they wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are often encountered today, due to the U. S Militarys involvement with Afghanistan. Traditionally the British converted . 450 . 577 Martini Rifles to . 303 caliber, but in this case, possibly in Northern India by the Khyber Pass, this little carbine was locally manufactured probably entirely by hand. Occasionally original British parts were used when acquired, and many parts on this do bear what look to be