Original British P-1879 Martini-Henry MkIII Private Purchase Rifle by London Small Arms - dated 1883 Scottish Militaria • Red: Army Meritorious Unit

• Red: Army Meritorious Unit Citation with two oak leaf clusters (one appears to be missing)

In 1889 it was replaced by the shorter barreled Bodeo Model 1889 (Pistola a Rotazione

the Vickers was the favored machine gun for aircraft mounting because it could be synchronized to fire through the propeller better than other models

Carlson's 3-man fire team and 10-man squad organizations were adopted

Original British P-1879 Martini-Henry MkIII Private Purchase Rifle by London Small Arms - dated 1883 Scottish Militaria • Red: Army Meritorious UnitOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is something that we have never had before! Here we have an excellent British Martini Henry MkIII rifle made by the London Small Arms Company in 1883. This was not part of the Nepal purchase, and actually it looks to be a rare "private purchase" example, which does not have any military issue markings on it. Instead it just has the maker marking and logo on the receiver over the date: (LSA LOGO) L. S. A. Co.