A Sinder-Enfield, breech-loading rifle, which was converted from ... A cutaway example of the Martini-Henry action, with the breech opened. The combination of the Martini action with the Henry ...

which offers a benefit over the traditional muzzle-loading firearm. The Martini-Henry weighs about nine pounds and is just over four feet in length. It fires a hardened lead bullet with a muzzle ...

Martini-Henry, Martini-Metford and Martini-Enfield ... some circumstances led the designers to incorporate a much longer loading lever on the “Mark IV” version that emerged in the mid-1880s.

which offers a benefit over the traditional muzzle-loading firearm. The Martini-Henry weighs about nine pounds and is just over four feet in length. It fires a hardened lead bullet with a muzzle ...