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The Martini-Henry Rifle
12016-11-27T02:57:49+00:00Matthew Werkheiserbaf3c422a98f36dbd4c83c180176ff0854fcbc18666plain2016-12-14T01:42:03+00:00Matthew Werkheiserbaf3c422a98f36dbd4c83c180176ff0854fcbc18This particular submission to the Saturday Review of politics, literature, science and art is in defense of the new (in 1874) Martini-Henry single shot rifle, which was being severely criticized at the time by a large number of engineers. Despite these criticisms, the author urges strongly that rifle development continue and that the British army must not revert back to antiquated weapons such as flintlock and percussion cap rifles. Many other opposing militaries were experimenting with magazine-fed battle rifles making the single-shot, lever Martini-Henry an antiquated but necessary step forward for the British army.
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