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Scarce ZAR (South African Republic) Issue Westley Richards
Martini Rifle
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DESCRIPTION: Very scarce Boer War era ZAR issue Westley Richards Martini rifle. These rifles were ordered by ZAR just before the relations with Britain deteriorated. Only 10.000 of Westley Richards Martini rifles were manufactured for the ZAR government. The rifle has a Francotte-type cocking indicator protruding above the right receiver wall. Right side of the receiver displays following markings, "MADE SPECIALLY FOR ZAR". Left side of the receiver displays "A Triangle" over "Westley Richard's & Co.". The rear side of the chamber displays a production date "1898" in "A Triangle". The barrel displays, "Westley Richards & Co.", "Henry Rifling" and several English commercial proofs. Ramp-and-leaf rear sight is graduated to 1200 yd. There is a bayonet lug on the right side of the front barrel band. The rifle comes with original cleaning rod and leather sling. CONDITION: The rifle is in excellent condition. 95% of blue finish is still present on metal. The blue is turning to brownish color in some places (mainly on the lever and barrel bands). The rifle shows only minor service wear. All the markings and numbers on metal are clearly visible. Solid stocks with some handling marks, dings and scratches. No cracks in wood. Original finish on both, wood and metal. The bore is in excellent condition with strong and shiny rifling. Strong and crisp action. All the internal parts of the rifle remain in excellent condition. The leather sling is in very good. Overall length: 49.5 inch. Barrel length: 33.25 inch. Scarce rifle from the time of Boer War! |
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DESCRIPTION: Scarce Martini lever action single shot target rifle. The rifle was converted to .22LR by C.G. Bonehill of Birmingham, as indicated by markings on the left side of the receiver, "Converted by C.G. Bonehill of Birmingham for the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs", and on the barrel, "C.G. Bonehill, Birmingham". The chamber displays following markings, "Ammunition .22" and "Guaranteed British A.A.B". Both, the receiver and barrel displays British commercial proof marks. Fading, original military markings are still partially visible on the right side of the receiver. The rifle features fixed front sights and Redfield aperture target rear sight fitted to the left side of the receiver. Original, military ramp and leaf rear sight is still on the barrel. Large frame Martini action without a cocking indicator. Steel buttplate. Two sling swivels. Blue finish on all metal parts. Original military stocks. The rifle was manufactured without a safety. The chamber displays a serial number. Both, the buttstock and the forestock display, "DP" markings. The cleaning rod is missing (most likely, removed during the conversion to .22). CONDITION: Excellent. 90% of blue finish remaining on metal. The balance is in white mixed with light patina. The metal was refinished during the conversion, as indicated by fading markings. Some roughness under the blue on the right side of the receiver. The stocks show some handling marks and light dings. No cracks in the wood. The bore is in excellent condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Mechanically the rifle is in excellent condition as well. Strong action. All the internal parts of the rifle are in fine condition, with no visible wear. Overall length: 46.25 inch. Barrel length: 30 inch. No import stamps. Scarce Martini target rifle! Serial# 78XX. Antique. |
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DESCRIPTION: Scarce BSA manufactured Martini lever action single shot sporting rifle. The rifle features BSA No.19 tunnel target front sights and BSA aperture rear sight fitted to the back of the receiver. Small frame Martini action with a cocking indicator. Medium weight target barrel. Steel buttplate. Two sling swivels. Blue/brown finish on all metal parts. Half stock without a pistol grip. Checkering at the wrist of the buttstock and on the forestock. The upper part of the buttstock has six compartments for .22LR rounds. The rifle was manufactured without a safety. The upper part of the barrel displays following maker's markings, "The Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ld. , England, Cartridge .22 Long Rifle"(fading). The chamber displays a BSA logo "Three Stacked Rifles over BSA" (fading). The same BSA logo with words, "Trade Mark" is stamped on the left side of the receiver (fading). The chamber also displays British commercial proof marks and a serial number. CONDITION: Very good+ to fine. 68-70% of blue/brown finish remaining on metal. The balance is in white mixed with light patina. The metal was refinished long time ago, as indicated by fading markings. The stocks show some handling marks and light dings. Couple of hairline cracks in the front part of the buttstock. Some kind of filling material was used to cover a large ding in the lower part of the buttstock. The checkering on the stocks is probably not factory original and, most likely, was added later. The bore is in fine condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Strong action. All the internal parts of the rifle are in fine condition, with no visible wear. Overall length: 40.50 inch. Barrel length: 25 inch. No import stamps. Scarce BSA manufactured Martini sporting rifle! Serial# 139XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: Scarce Vickers manufactured Martini lever action single shot target rifle. The rifle features Parker Hale FS20 tunnel front sights and micro adjustable BSA target rear sight fitted to the back of the receiver. The green filter for the Parker Hale front sight is hidden in the brass container attached to the front/lower part of the forestock (please, pictures). The brass container also displays Parker Hale markings. The rifle still has original, adjustable Vickers rear sight. Heavy target barrel. Light alloy buttplate. Two sling swivels. Blue finish on the barrel. Case coloring on the receiver. Half stock without the pistol grip. Heavy, target style forestock. The rifle was manufactured without a safety. The upper part of the barrel displays following maker's markings, "Made by Vickers Ltd. Westminster. London. 22"Cartridge Long Rifle". The receiver ring displays a patent number, British commercial proof marks and a serial number. Very high quality of machining and metal finish! CONDITION: Excellent. 96% of original finish remaining on metal. Beautiful stock with almost no handling marks. Original finish on wood and metal. No cracks in the wood. The bore is in excellent condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Mechanically the rifle is in excellent condition as well. Strong action. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. All the markings and numbers are clearly visible on metal. Overall length: 41.25 inch. Barrel length: 26.5 inch. No import stamps. Scarce Vickers manufactured Martini target rifle in very collectible condition! Serial# V21XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: Very scarce Romanian military issue Martini-Peabody M.1879 rifle in its original, .45 caliber. This was the first rifle adopted by Romanian army after the country declared independence in 1878. The rifle was manufactured by the Waffen- und Guss-stahl Fabrik, Witten an der Ruhr in Germany in 1879. The rifle is practically identical with the Turkish M.1874, except for the markings. The right side of the receiver displays a Romanian Royal Crown over the cartouche with wording: "ARMATA ROMANA, ARMA, Md. 1879". The rifle shows Romanian military issue markings stamped on the right side of the receiver and barrel, "Crossed Lances", "Royal Crown", "Arrow" and "Romanian Phoenix Rising from Ashes". The serial number is stamped on the right side of the buttstock, receiver and barrel (matching). The left side of the receiver and buttstock displays a crown over the maker's cartouche, "WITTEN 1879"(fading cartouche on the buttstock, please, see pictures). The markings on the receiver are very crisp. German assembly markings are present on all the metal parts. The buttstock is "decorated" with brass pins. Short lever action. Correct military style rear sights. Front barrel band with saber type bayonet lug. The cleaning rod is missing. Complete with original socket bayonet with quadrangular blade. Overall length: 50 inch. Barrel length: 33 inch. CONDITION: Good. The rifle was unprofessionally restored. The metal parts show, what seems to be, a worn cold blue applied over the surface that was not properly polished. Some light pitting and metal roughness under the reblue (mostly on the barrel). There are some filing marks on the barrel, near the muzzle. Stocks are in overall fair condition. A large piece of the forestock was replaced. The buttstock shows a couple of repaired cracks. Some filling material was used on the buttstock, near the receiver. A layer of varnish was added to the stocks' finish. All the markings on the metal are clearly visible. Fading , partially recognizable markings on the stocks. The bore is dark, but the rifling is still strong. Very crisp action. This scarce rifle is begging for a professional restoration! Serial# F.31XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: Very scarce Nepalese issue Westley Richards Martini rifle. The rifle is based on 1869 Westley Richards patented design. It was manufactured locally in Nepal under the direction of general Gahendra Rana in the 1880-s, and consequently it is often called, "Gahendra Martini". The rifle was issued to elite Ghurka regiments, and was considered superior to Martini design. The major advantage of the rifle was a feature allowing its entire action to be removed as one unit for ease of servicing. Production however caused logistic problems and by 1894 the Ghurkas were short of modern rifles. Finally the British came to the rescue with a delivery of several thousand Martini short lever rifles in late 1894 and even more long lever Martini rifles in 1908. Consequently, Nepalese Westley Richards rifles were withdrawn from service and stored for many decades in the government warehouse. Information about this rifle is still insufficient, but the most common opinion is that only few hundred of guns of this pattern were manufactured for the Government of Nepal (every rifle I have examined in the past had a three digit serial number in Nepalese characters). Nepalese language characters are present on the receiver, lever and rear sights (please, see pictures). CONDITION: Low fine with about 82% of thinning blue still present on the metal. The blue is turning to brownish color. Most of the wear is on the barrel bands, lever and in couple of spots on the receiver. The buttplate is covered with uniform brown patina. Solid stocks with some handling marks, dings and light scratches. No cracks of any kind to the stocks. The stocks show crude tool marks, that are characteristic to Nepalese manufactured rifles. The bore is in fine+ condition with strong rifling. Action works fine. Complete with original cleaning rod. Overall length: 49.5 inch. Scarce rifle in very collectible condition! |
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Book: "The Broad Arrow. British & Empire Factory Production, Proof, Inspection, Armourers, Unit & Issue Markings. "By Skennerton Price: $30 Inventory # aub_0048 Pictures: |
DESCRIPTION: British & Empire Factory Production, Proof, Inspection, Armorers, Unit & Issue Markings. Thousands of service markings are illustrated and their applications described. Invaluable reference on units, also ideal for medal collectors. In English language. New. Soft cover, 11 x 8¾ in., 140 pp, circa 80 illust., 2001. ISBN 0 949749 43 5. Shipping in the USA: $4.50 for the first book, and $1.50 for each additional book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The Martini-Henry, Martini-Metford and Martini-Enfield conversions with exploded detail drawings of all the parts with armorers maintenance & stripping instructions. Accessories are listed along with the List of Changes references. Small Arms Identification Series No.15. In English language. New. Soft cover, 10¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 70 illust., photos, assembly & pattern drawings, durable stitched binding & plastic laminated covers, 2002. ISBN 0 949749 44 3. Shipping in the USA: $4.50 for the first book, and $1.50 for each additional book. |
Book: "Australian Military Rifles & Bayonets"By Skennerton Price: $30 Inventory # aub_0029 |
DESCRIPTION: 200 years of service longarms and bayonets from colonial times through federation. From Brown Bess through percussion Enfield, Snider and Martini rifles, short rifles & carbines, through the long and short Lee-Enfields to 7.62mm L1A1 and current issue 5.56mm F88 Steyr AUG. New. In English language. 205 illustrations. 124 pages. New. Hard Cover. 9½ x 6 in., dust jacket, 1988. ISBN 0 949749 11 7. Shipping in the USA: $4.50 for the first book, and $1.50 for each additional book. |
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DESCRIPTION: This 2nd printing features better quality art paper and illustrations, serving to enhance what was already the standard reference work on these renowned British Empire and Colonial service .450-in. bore breech- loading rifles and carbines. Recently reprinted with improved photographs. New. In English language. Hard cover with dust jacket. 114 illustrations. 256 pages. 11 x 8¾ in., 1983 (2nd printing 1996). ISBN 0 9596108 8 X. Shipping in the USA: $4.50 for the first book, and $1.50 for each additional book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The trials Enfield- Martini and subsequent .303 converted rifles and carbines are thoroughly detailed. The .303 Martini was essentially a reserve grade arm in the British service but it was a front line issue to Colonial forces. Recently reprinted with improved photographs. New. In English language. Hard cover with dust jacket. 135 illustrations. 213 pages. 11 x 8¾ in., 1989. ISBN 0 9596108 6 3. Shipping in the USA: $4.50 for the first book, and $1.50 for each additional book. |
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DESCRIPTION: This final volume of the series is a wealth of information on the manufacture, many and various markings found on Martini rifles and carbines and the contemporary magazine Lee rifles, along with the many Martini accessories and fittings. New. In English language. Hard cover with dust jacket. 350 illustrations. 178 pages. 11 x 8¾ in., 1995. ISBN 0 9596108 7 1. Shipping in the USA: $4.50 for the first book, and $1.50 for each additional book. |
