Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:55 pm
Yes, I have bought the same part except different, over again and more than once!Niner wrote:Thanks for the caution Douglas. You obviously know of what you speak.
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Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:26 pm
Striker came late today. Not much time to really fool with the continued refurbishment. Put the trigger spring in with no problem. Fit exactly right. The firing pin on the striker needs some more work. The striker spring seems identical to the replaced one that is damaged. The trigger spring looks like old stock, not new made. Maybe more or less original part.
Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:38 pm
Ok. It's back together. Lot cleaner. Trigger does what it is supposed to do. Striker spring seems to be doing what it is supposed to do.
Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:41 pm
Good job Robert, well done mate
Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:36 am
Only one thing left to do...make smoke and fire.
Be sure you slug the bore. These guns are tight bored!
Be sure you slug the bore. These guns are tight bored!
Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:02 pm
It's now an official wall hanger. I even got out a Gurkha cigar for the occasion.
Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:00 pm
Nice work Robert 
Joe
Joe
Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:32 am
Niner, Thanks for sharing your hard work, I really enjoyed it even though I remain a Martini-anything igmo. 
Merry Christmas, Brad
Merry Christmas, Brad
Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:01 pm
Nice looking set up...are you going to put the cigar band onthe buttstock!
Re: 1878 Martini Henry mud puppy
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:38 pm
Had to get a Kookrie Mk3 to go with it. I got this one that is supposed to be made by the present government contractor. "Genuine Gurkha Regimental". Made in India and to government specs.... so it was sold. I paid extra to have it sharpened. Seems they ship from India unsharpened because of some law or other. Darn thing looks like a dangerous weapon. The spine is about a quarter inch thick and the blade edge is sharp. Talk about a serious weapon, this looks like it. Probably double as an axe.
There is a company in Nepal that sells them too that is supposed to be more correct for the Nepal issue...maybe. Only problem is the shipping cost is pretty steep. This one comes from Redfordfilms and made by Windless. Same company is owned by one of the men that was part of the Nepal arsenal purchase.
It came with all sorts of information about government contract data and one piece of paper that shows some interesting specs.
Showing it next to a standard issue Isaphore No 1 MKIII issue bayonet.
There is a company in Nepal that sells them too that is supposed to be more correct for the Nepal issue...maybe. Only problem is the shipping cost is pretty steep. This one comes from Redfordfilms and made by Windless. Same company is owned by one of the men that was part of the Nepal arsenal purchase.
It came with all sorts of information about government contract data and one piece of paper that shows some interesting specs.
Showing it next to a standard issue Isaphore No 1 MKIII issue bayonet.