Victorian, British, Militia Pattern, W.W. Greener Martini Metford Mark II .303 Service Rifle, Leather Sling & Wilkinson Pattern 1888 Bayonet. **EU 2024 DEACTIVATION** - D 6010 Victorian, British, Militia Pattern, W.W. Greener Martini Metford Mark II .303 Service Rifle, Leather Sling & Wilkinson Pattern 1888 Bayonet. **EU 2024 DEACTIVATION** - D 6010 Single Shot .303 BRITISH Rifles

The famous W.W. (William Wellington) Greener English sporting shotgun and rifle manufacturer was established in 1829 and is still in business. This is an excellent, original British .303 Martini Metford Mark II service rifle by this famous maker. The rifle in that it does not have provision for the top wooden handguard and has Rigby nose cap for the Pattern 88 sword bayonet without a cleaning rod hole. The rifle has the mark 3 fore end and the small cocking lever. The rearsight is graduated to 1800 yards and the barleycorn foresight is fitted with a blued spring steel sight protector. The receiver is stamped on the left hand side WW GREENER BIRMINGHAM. The metalwork retains most of its original blued finish and the woodwork is in excellent with only minor marks from age service use. The fore end fitting lug has WD ordnance marks to it and are the only government marks on the rifle. The barrel when originally proofed was for nitro powders at Birmingham. The rifle has a barleycorn fore sight, flip up 1800 yard ladder rear sight, steel butt plate, 3 sling swivels and a leather sling. There is an old small inlet repair to the fore end near to the lower barrel band that has been well executed in the fitting and finish. The rifle is fitted with a Wilkinson London Pattern bayonet and is stamped on the ricasso with a crown over VR and WILKINSON LONDON with 10 90 (October 1890). The other side of the ricasso is stamped with WD and various inspection stamps. See Section D, Martini arms, RB 111, 124 and 125 on pages 22 - 24, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office and pages 160 & 175 including the plates in The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The weapon was UK deactivated in 2012 and cocks and dry fires. The weapon for display purposes only. The price includes the UK deactivation certificate and UK delivery. D 6010