Original Nepalese Gahendra Martini .577/.450 First Model Rifle with Bayonet - circa 1890 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles This musket almost certainly saw

This musket almost certainly saw service during the Napoleonic Wars

the cuff titles used by the SS-VT had the text font changed from Gothic to Latin in December 1939

In August 1965 it became the 12th Aviation Group

The heat stamp and the split rivets on the chinstrap bales are a solid indication and a good reference point for identifying British made helmets for American use during the Great War

Overall a wonderful wartime issue canteen offered complete with stopper

Original Nepalese Gahendra Martini .577/.450 First Model Rifle with Bayonet - circa 1890 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles This musket almost certainly sawOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very nice example of a First Model Gahendra Martini rifle, purchased at a recent private military auction. This is one of many acquired in 2003 from the Palace of Lagan Silekhana, which functioned as the Royal Armory of Nepal. This example was cleaned and restored, however we do not know if this was a an untouched example, or one we restored years ago. It comes complete with the correct socket bayonet.