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Australian Service rifle, B.S.A (Birmingham Small Arms Company) Cadet Martini, 2nd pattern, cal. .310in., steel rifled (five groove) round barrel, 62.40cm long. Francotte's Patent Martini falling block single shot breech loading action, steel triggerguard, loading lever, foreend and butt plate. Barleycorn foresight, graduated rear sight. School of Infantry No. M198. Purchased by the Australian ...
Markings: The left of the receiver is marked “MADE BY THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS Co Ltd“, “TRADE” with BSA’s stacked rifle logo, “MARKS” and “BSA”, the right is marked “COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA”, “13810 / Q / 5353, the top of the chamber ring has a kangaroo. The left-rear of the breech-block has a British proof mark.
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Australian Service rifle, Francotte's Patent Martini, cal. .230in. (297/230), steel rifled (five groove) round barrel, 699 mm long. Made by Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) Co, Ltd, circa 1890. This was one of several variants of 'Cadet Martini' rifles that were used in Australia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for cadet training.
Francotte's Patent Martini falling block single shot breech loading action, steel triggerguard, loading lever, foreend and butt plate. Barleycorn foresight, graduated rear sight, barrel fastened to stock via two steel barrel bands, the rear one being a baddely band with a recessed screw head, cleaning rod missing.
This was one of several variants of 'cadet martini' rifles that were used in Australia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for cadet training. Skennerton (Australian Service Longarms, 1975) states that the Victorian Government purchased the first 500 Francottes in 1887 at a cost of 3 pounds each, while Penrose, in the Museum's 1949 catalogue ...
The lever, action, and ejector function as they should. Manufacturer: BSA (Birmingham Small Arms Company) Model: Martini Cadet. Serial Number: 26807. Year of Manufacture: Early 20th Century. Caliber: 32 Winchester Special (8x52mm) Action Type: Lever-Action Breech-Loading. Markings: The left-hand side of the receiver is marked “Made by the ...
Jul 30, 2011 · Description. Commonwealth of Australia Single-Shot Martini-Henry Cadet Rifle by W.W. Greener. Serial no. 247, .32-20 caliber, 25 ¼-inch barrel with standard military sights. Top of barrel marked: Made by the Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd. Blued finish. Breech marked: 310 12-120/ [British proofs].
Share of the Birmingham Small Arms Company Ltd., issued 18 July 1930. The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome ...
Conflict. Period 1910-1919. First World War, 1914-1918. Description. Martini Cadet Rifle. Lever action marked on the right side COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA and 49043 over NSW over 22.637. Left side MADE BY THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS Co Ltd and TRADE MARK with three crossed rifles in the centre. Knox form stamped 310 12-120 and 49043.
