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=== *53 1871-1890: Reilly Builds Martini-Henry Rifles (NSN) FOOTNOTES ===

*53 1871-1890: Reilly Builds Martini-Henry Rifles (NSN)

. . . . .*53a Rorke’s Drift


. . . . .*53b 1882:


. . . . .*53c WWI Lord Kirchner review of home guard WWI (with M-H, Snider, etc.):


. . . . .*53d 1st ad – “Henri-Martini”
. . . . . . . . . .1871 "Black's Cornwell Guide".


. . . . .*53e 1st ad – “Martini-Henry”
. . . . . . . . . .25 December 1871, "The Graphic":


. . . . .*53f Reilly Martini-Henry



. . . . .*53g E.M. Reilly & Co, New Oxford Street, London & Rue Scribe, Paris; 52 on the bore means, that it is a .450 Cal. Bore. This fits with 11.6mm bore dia. Proof marks show Black Powder, possibly 3 ¼” cartridge length.


. . . . .*53h E M Reilly 577/450 Martini. This gun came out of an estate of a gentleman who hunted in South Africa and Rhodesia in the 1960's and 70's. According to the estate manager the gun was purchased while gent was on a hunt to Rhodesia. This is a commercially built 577/450 Martini Henry by E M REILLY & CO, OXFORD ST, LONDON. (Note the ad claims that per “research” it was made between “1860 and 1869” – Auction houses at their best):


. . . . .*53iSmall framed .380 martini rook-rifle retailed by E.M. Reilly, 315 oxfordstreet , London.


== *53 1871-1890: Reilly Builds Martini-Henry Rifles (NSN) END FOOTNOTES ==