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Martini-Enfield Mk 1 Mechanism in Action
12016-11-27T02:43:30+00:00Matthew Werkheiserbaf3c422a98f36dbd4c83c180176ff0854fcbc18663plain2016-12-14T01:05:48+00:00Matthew Werkheiserbaf3c422a98f36dbd4c83c180176ff0854fcbc18Published on Youtube by DrakeGmBH, this shorter video provides a more up-close look at the mechanism of a Martini-Enfield rifle, which was chambered in the smokeless, higher velocity .303 British round. As the video shows, when the round is inserted, the handle is pulled up, the trigger is fired moving the side indicator to "uncocked," the lever is pulled down, the block drops, and the cartridge is ejected while also re-cocking the rifle.
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