Original British Martini-Henry Rifle Subcaliber Trainer Morris Tube Hotchkiss .303 ventilated barrel jacket with built

ventilated barrel jacket with built in magazine loader in the magazine housing complete with wood butt stock assembly

New made complete with lift the dot closure snaps

It is engraved for a sailor on the USS Navasota (AO-106) was an Ashtabula-class replenishment oiler that served in the U

Packed Weight 250 Lbs

Original British Martini-Henry Rifle Subcaliber Trainer Morris Tube Hotchkiss .303 ventilated barrel jacket with builtOriginal Item: The need for a short range, small caliber training rifle led to the adoption of the Tube, Aiming, Morris, Martini Henry Rifle, Mark I, or Morris Tube for short. The need was driven by the desire of Army and Admiralty for more marksmanship training for soldiers and sailors. The relatively densely populated character of the British countryside provided limited venues for full length small arms firing ranges, while a subcaliber cartridge