Martini Henry SAA

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Martini Henry SAA

Post by iceman » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:39 am

Hi. I have a 1894 Bonehill .22 convertion mk 11 Martini Henry Artillery carbine. Can anyone tell me what the letters SAA stand for. These letters are engraved into the stock.

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Re: Martini Henry SAA

Post by Dave 101 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:40 am

Welcome to the forum Iceman , Iam sure I have heard of this before , but for the life of me cant recall what it stands for .


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Re: Martini Henry SAA

Post by joseyclosey » Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:14 pm

Hi Iceman, welcome to MAH. :D

Can you post up photo's of the markings?

I think it means Small Arms Ammunition, possibly done after a .303 conversion?

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Re: Martini Henry SAA

Post by Niner » Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:37 pm

Welcome to the forums Iceman. Good to see you got your computer problems ironed out.
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Re: Martini Henry SAA

Post by iceman » Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:49 pm

Thanks for the info. I'll try and post a photo of the stock, as it has a few markings i can't find in ref books.
Will ask joseyclosey for advice on posting photo's.
Thanks again for your replys.

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Re: Martini Henry SAA

Post by joseyclosey » Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:55 pm

Hey Iceman, bring it along Thursday night and we can take some foties of both the Martini and the Charnwood.

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