Original British .303cal Martini-Enfield Rifle 1876/95 Socket Bayonet Hand Select:No and rebuilt replacing any worn

and rebuilt replacing any worn or broken parts by our resident master antique gunsmith

These 9-lbs are excellent examples of "Studded" Shells of the same type as the ones currently on display in the WEST POINT MUSEUM and are referred to and illustrated on pages 335/336 of the excellent work "Artillery and Ammunition of the Civil War": by Warren Ripley

the official List of change No 5603

Broad Arrow marked and dated (1970s)

Outside the top cover is a very long 44-inch strap also for securing equipment at the top of the rucksack

Original British .303cal Martini-Enfield Rifle 1876/95 Socket Bayonet Hand Select:No and rebuilt replacing any wornOriginal Item: Recovered from the Egyptian Citadel armory in the 1970s, these are 21 inch triangular bladed 1876 Martini Henry Rifle socket bayonets, converted in 1895 to fit . 303cal Martini Enfield rifles. The conversion from the original . 450 . 577 Martini Henry caliber allowed both the rifles and therefore the bayonets to see further service in the empire, utilizing the modern . 303 British ammunition. Internal diameter of the socket is