Original British Martini-Henry Rifle Tapered Stock Bolt Hand Select:No 7 mm) machine gun produced

7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited

A purpose made wooden plug was glued into the hole completing the process

Brass and Rubber (some of which shows signs of perishing) these old pumps survived the blitz

and just in case there was an encounter with the French

The photographs show how nicely they clean up: much of the stuff that looks like rust is actually clay-heavy dirt

Original British Martini-Henry Rifle Tapered Stock Bolt Hand Select:No 7 mm) machine gun producedOriginal Item: Genuine British made Martini Henry stock bolt for the MKI, MKII, MKIII and MKIV rifles. Also works with Martini Enfield Rifles. Offered in good condition. Markings vary. This version is waisted, or tapered in the center. Approx overall length : 7 9 16 inches