Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Artillery Carbine and P-56 Saber Bayonet and Scabbard Knives & Daggers In 1878 the Francotte patent

In 1878 the Francotte patent Martini System was granted utilizing a detachable mechanism fitted without the Cocking Indicator

and after the year 1978

these all brass barrel jacket tubes would certainly have taken care of any rust problems

all proof marks are single line

Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Artillery Carbine and P-56 Saber Bayonet and Scabbard Knives & Daggers In 1878 the Francotte patentOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a true artillery carbine with 5 groove rifling, the correct small back sight, bayonet lug for a the Pattern 1856 saber bayonet, checkered butt stock, MkIII style breech block and correct trigger guard. It was found in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2003 in our purchase of over 55,000 antique firearms from the Government of Nepal. There is no definitive way of telling which parts were made in England and which were made