Original British P-1885 Martini-Henry MkIV Rifle Converted to .22 Rimfire Trainer by C.G. Bonehill - dated 1886 Spanish Artillery Traveled to China in 1793

Traveled to China in 1793 and then Cape Town in 1796

which had been brought back by the officers from Western Europe

This lovely M1 comes more than ready for further research and display

There is also overall loss to the fuzzy "nap" of the fabric

Original British P-1885 Martini-Henry MkIV Rifle Converted to .22 Rimfire Trainer by C.G. Bonehill - dated 1886 Spanish Artillery Traveled to China in 1793Original Item: Only One Available. Well this is definitely something we have very seldom seen before: a Martini Henry long rifle converted to . 22 for training use! Usually we see . 303 conversions, intended for service, but the platform was also good for converting rifles to use in training. This is one such example, and it was converted in Birmingham England by a well known maker of the time, though we unfortunately do not know exactly when this