Original Nepalese P-1878 Martini Francotte Experimental Pattern with Side Lever Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles it turned out it would

it turned out it would have been uneconomical to completely abandon its production in favor of the PPS

- Officer's cocked hat worn left to right showing gold braid

The British also turned to Dutch makers during the early to mid-1700’s

it was also used by British forces during the Second Boer War of 1899 – 1902

each with the Ghurka Crest in exactly the condition in which we found them in the old Arsenal at Lagan Silikana in 2003

Original Nepalese P-1878 Martini Francotte Experimental Pattern with Side Lever Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles it turned out it wouldOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is perhaps the only rifle of its kind on earth. It is an experimental design built by the Gurkha master gun makers of Nepal and deviates from the standard Nepalese 1878 pattern Francotte martini rifle in that it has a side lever, as opposed to a drop down lever, mounted on the side of the action. We believe this was an attempt to improve on both the standard Francotte system and the British Martini Henry. Not only