Rams Head Antiques

Description

This Victorian Carbine is a shortened version of the Martini-Henry service rifle. It is a lever-action, breach loading rifle with a 61cm steel barrel with unusual Indian silver barrel bands. The action is faintly engraved with script, the walnut half-stock with a silver wire bound grip. This is a very nice example of a Martini-Henry and was probably used by an Indian cavalry trooper. The carbine is in excellent order save for some very light pitting to the steel. One of the suspension rings is a replacement (one is steel, the other is brass). The action works very well. The carbine is 102cm long overall.
Rams Head Antiques of Wolsingham, Weardale. Open Saturdays 11 - 5 or by appointment. You are most welcome to call and collect or delivery can be arranged at cost, unless free delivery is specified in the item description.
Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in County Durham. We have been in the antiques trade for almost thirty years. We stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items including Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings and prints, ceramics, clocks, rugs, oriental items and militaria.
We can arrange delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.
We offer a full money back guarantee if you are not happy for whatever reason within a seven day period as long as the buyer pays for return transport.