The Martini-Henry For Queen And Empire by Neil Aspinshaw German Field Gear The drag of the scabbard

The drag of the scabbard is marked G

While preparing for their withdrawal from Russia

a 17th century British gunmaker who worked from about 1670 to 1690

Marshal Saxe wished to arm the French cavalry with a blade of a triangular cross section so as to make the use of the point obligatory

On 1 September 1943 all administrative functions of USAAF elements of NAAF were transferred to the appropriate Twelfth AF organizations: HQ NAAF to HQ Twelfth AF

The Martini-Henry For Queen And Empire by Neil Aspinshaw German Field Gear The drag of the scabbardThe Martini Henry For Queen And Empire; The British military Martini Henry, Martini Metford and Martini Enfield rifles and carbines; the definitive history of their development and service, 1869 1904 by Neil Aspinshaw. Hardcover laminated "wipe clean" printed case; 11 1 8" x 8 3 4", 256 pages, 260 full color illustrations. ISBN 978 0 9960731 2 7. Published by the Tharston Press, an imprint of International Military Antiques, Inc. When the Martini