Martini Henry MKIV

[Huttles94]

working now
are you sure its a c variant as most b versions have a barleycorn front sight and a letter b in front of the serial number on the knox form like yours does.
obviously this is not set in stone but i cannot see your front sight which should be a ramp if a c version
and they shouldnt be a wooden plug on the butt where they filled in to adapt to a longer lever

It does indeed have a ramp front sight, also the B pattern (according to Neil Aspinshaw's book) does not have the two sets of inspection marking. I also have been told that the serial numbers on the B variants are on the right side of the knox form and not the left though I dont know if this is true.

[loiner1965]

It does indeed have a ramp front sight, also the B pattern (according to Neil Aspinshaw's book) does not have the two sets of inspection marking. I also have been told that the serial numbers on the B variants are on the right side of the knox form and not the left though I dont know if this is true.

not sure myself as my reading on it was ramp sight C version
barley corn sight with b before serial was a b version and without b then its an A
neil is the man on martini henrys so i would get in touch with him......username on martini henry forum is zulu neil
makes no odds which version it is as they all shoot ok

[ogilkes]

You might find this John Walters production useful

https://www.archivingindustry.com/Gu...s/gunmarks.pdf