Martini Enfield history
Hi,I was wondering if someone could tell me a bit about the genisis of the M.E.s?I have one dated at 1900,well into the era of the Lee Metfords. Why did they bother producing them?I have heard that...
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It was offical British gov't policy, after the indian mutany, that native troops were to be armed with an inferior weapon to British troops, they even went so far after the indian mutany to make a...
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It should be added that British Artillerymen were armed with the Martini-Enfield Artilley Carbine well into the 20th century. Apparently the official thinking was that they should be serving their...
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I dont know what the brass was thinking, but a well trained man with a Martini Enfield can keep pace with the guys with the bolt guns........I know, I have beaten guys with 1903 Springfields at DCM...
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Thanks guys, that tallies with what I thought. I believe they were not issued with a cleaning rod. Could this be a form of built in obselesence? You know..."What, you stupid colonials have rusted out...
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No, not really - by then the "pull-through" had been introduced (List of Changes 6234, 26 Apr 1890) as the standard means of cleaning all .303 small arms, at which time cleaning jags for use with...
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The "white Dominion " of Australia purchased ME rifles as their official arm and Canada very nearly did the same but purchased LEs instead so it cannot be said they were only for untrustworthy...
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I think it was also much cheaper to re-barrel MHs to MMs or MEs than to make a LLE; and maybe the LLE machinery was working at full stretch?I know the ME Carbines were very popular with mounted...
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