Original British Martini-Henry MkIV Breech Block marked E-M - Stripped Hand Select:Yes This example has a manufacturers

This example has a manufacturers label coded bxo indicating it was made by Deutsche Telphonwerke und Kabelindustrie AG

These are British manufacture ex-Nepal

the firing pin was released by the trigger ling

Although the Starr carbine had proven to be effective during the Civil War

Original British Martini-Henry MkIV Breech Block marked E-M - Stripped Hand Select:Yes This example has a manufacturersOriginal Items: These are original British Manufactured and marked stripped breech blocks for the MkIV Martini Henry rifle. The MkIV featured a longer operating lever and much sturdier extractor, which required that the bottom front of the breech block be rounded to make room. These particular Mk IV breech blocks were manufactured for the Enfield Martini . 402 caliber trials rifles, and then then were used in the new long lever Martini Henry rifle.