Original British Martini-Enfield .303 Rifle by B.S.A. & M. Co. dated 1881 Converted by Enfield in 1895 with Sling German Edged Weapons The hat cords were worn

The hat cords were worn around the base of the crown indicated the branch for enlisted men and rank for officers

and the breech block was replaced with one marked 1873

the Vickers was the favored machine gun for aircraft mounting because it could be synchronized to fire through the propeller better than other models

- Excavated Deck Plank from a Revolutionary War Gunboat recovered by Carroll Lonergan in the 1950's in East Bay

The scabbard  retains an operational release button on the reverse side of the cross guard

Original British Martini-Enfield .303 Rifle by B.S.A. & M. Co. dated 1881 Converted by Enfield in 1895 with Sling German Edged Weapons The hat cords were wornOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Martini Enfield Mk I was effectively 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. Originally (from 1889) Martini Henry conversions used Metford rifled barrels (and were known as Martini Metford rifles), which were more than suitable for the first . 303