Help - name that rifle

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#1 Post by **Mike357** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:45 pm

A club member has posted this picture on our Forum and asked us to name the rifle.

I'm cheating by tapping into the vast knowledge on FBUK. Anybody know the make & model? Looks like Ovenpaa :lol:

#2 Post by **rox** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:57 pm

Martini Henry Mk 1-3?

#3 Post by **Christel** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:59 pm

Martini Henry of some sort?

I would just like to point out that Ovenpaa has a beard so it can't be him.

:)

#4 Post by **20series** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:08 pm

Martini Henry Carbine!

If you google Martini Henry on the images section the same picture comes up!!

http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&so ... artini+hen

Alan

#5 Post by **Mike357** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:17 pm

Many thanks, pity there is no prize.

#6 Post by **ovenpaa** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:22 pm

Nice picture and yes it looks like a MH.

For no good reason it reminds me of the picture from WWI of a British solder with his horse which is down, by the side of the road. From memory they are quite near a building and it is captioned 'Goodbye old friend' or similar. if anyone knows the picture please do shout.

Jenks · #7 Post by **Jenks** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:51 am

Ovenpaa..
Is this the one..... http://www.military-art.com/mall/more.php?ProdID=10409

Jenks

spud · #8 Post by **spud** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:43 am

the horse was called hegerty and the bloke with the gun was called Stan

#9 Post by **ovenpaa** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:21 am

Thanks Jenks, yes that was the one.

#10 Post by **Blackstuff** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:59 pm

Hope i'm not offending anyone here but was that uniform based on American bell-boys or vice-versa?? :lol:

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