Lengthened the Martini Enfield

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Lengthened the Martini Enfield

Post by Woftam » Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:04 am

by adding a bayonet :D
Been watching them for a while but never got motivated. Then the wife (bless her) said I can't find you anything for fathers day buy yourself something. So I did.
Manufactured 1885, as a P1876 I presume, and converted in 1899.
Scabbard is in good condition for age.
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Re: Lengthened the Martini Enfield

Post by A square 10 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:15 pm

very nice setup , congrats ,

i found a bayo and scabord this past year as well - now im thinking of lenthening it by finding a rifle .......suspect im going to be spending more ????
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Re: Lengthened the Martini Enfield

Post by DuncaninFrance » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:21 am

A rifle without it's bayonet is like Bordeaux without wine :loco:
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Re: Lengthened the Martini Enfield

Post by A square 10 » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:15 pm

and a bayo without its rifle is similarly less than its whole ,

now to find one , then to negotiate a trade for 1888 springfeild trap door or 1892/6 krag , have bayos for both :>}
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Re: Lengthened the Martini Enfield

Post by DuncaninFrance » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:04 am

I have a bayo for my Baker, 24" worth :D Only a pigsticker for the Enfield though :(

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Re: Lengthened the Martini Enfield

Post by A square 10 » Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:49 am

found my martinni - actually two .........now i have a spare to sell with a spare bayo and scabbord as well ,

i had put the word out that i was seeking a nice british military marked specimin , both came at me at once , so i guess its off to the gun show for me
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