Original Nepalese P-1878 Francotte Martini .577/.450 Rifle Conflict the 27th was placed into

the 27th was placed into reserve for rest and replacements at the conclusion of the first phase of the Somme Push

The liner is complete and mounted securely

There were too few Night Hellcats available at any one time due to the continuing maintenance schedule for electronics

with the usual wear around the magazine door and bolt

became hospitalized while we were awaiting favorable tailwinds to enable the 12-hour crossing of the Atlantic

Original Nepalese P-1878 Francotte Martini .577/.450 Rifle Conflict the 27th was placed intoOriginal item: One of a Kind. This is one of the very last Nepalese made Francotte Martini Rifles made, and a fabulous example, being one of the best we ever received. Introduced in the late 1870's in Belgium, it was copied by the Nepalese up until they started receiving supplied of Short Lever Martinis which started in 1894. It was made at the same time as the all Nepalese Gahendra Rifle, supposedly an improvement which not use the coil springs that