BSA AUSTRALIAN MARTINI .310 CADET Rifle C&R KANGAROO NSW Made for the COMMONWEALTH of AUSTRALIA

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BSA AUSTRALIAN MARTINI .310 CADET Rifle C&R KANGAROO NSW

Made for the COMMONWEALTH of AUSTRALIA

Here Ancestry Guns present a C&R Birmingham Small Arms, more commonly referred to as B.S.A., Martini Cadet Rifle manufactured circa the early 1900s in Birmingham, England. This Martini Cadet rifle is a single-shot centerfire Falling Block produced in the United Kingdom by Birmingham Small Arms and W.W. Greener to be used by Australian military Cadets.  Although considered a miniature version of the Martini–Henry, the internal mechanism was redesigned by Auguste Francotte to permit removal from the receiver as a single unit. Chambered for the .310 Cadet cartridge (also referred to as the .310 Greener), it was used from 1891 to 1955. After being sold by the Australian government many were converted to sporting or target rifles, often re-barreled to other calibers.

The Martini-Henry Single Shot Falling Block Rifle, which this cadet rifle was patterned after, was made with a production run between 1871 and 1889 with somewhere between 500,000 and 1,000,000 produced. The first iteration of the rifle came about in 1871 and was adopted by the British Army to replace the Enfield Snider Breech Loading Rifles that were being phased out. The action is based on the patent by American and Boston native Henry O. Peabody, which was improved by Swiss inventor Friedrich von Martini. The new polygonal barrel rifling was the design of Scotsman Alexander Henry. This is where the rifle derives its name. Martini–Henry variants were used throughout the British Empire for 47 years. Like other British weapons, the Martini-Henry saw action all over the world, and most famously in the Zulu Wars in Africa.

The receiver is stamped “N.S.W/13.228” and the stock is stamped “C.M.F./N.S.W/13.228”. CMF for Citizen Military Forces and NSW for New South Wales.

The overall condition is very good. Original finish and patina. The action is excellent and strong. The bore is shiny bright with sharp rifling. The butt stock shows much use and has a short, stable split along the grain forward of the buttplate tang; otherwise solid. A really neat little rifle!

Own the original! This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 25 inches.

Caliber: .310 Cadet (.310 Greener)

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

$1400

#260103

 

Curio/Relic: Yes

Price: $1,400.00
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