Original British Martini-Enfield .303 A.C.II. Artillery Carbine by R.S.A.F. Enfield - Dated 1885 and Converted 1898 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover as the gorget is exposed

as the gorget is exposed to the air and elements

extracted from original Ministry of Supply handwritten ledgers

part of the Fifth Army

6th Marine Division patch on left shoulder and sergeant chevrons (only on one shoulder per the 1943 issue regulations

Original British Martini-Enfield .303 A.C.II. Artillery Carbine by R.S.A.F. Enfield - Dated 1885 and Converted 1898 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover as the gorget is exposedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Martini Enfield Carbine was effectively a Martini Henry Carbine, rebarrelled to . 303 and with a new extractor installed. This was far more economical for rear echelon troops than making a new purpose made weapon. Originally (from 1889) Martini Henry conversions used Metford rifled barrels (and were known as Martini Metford rifles), which were more than suitable for the first . 303 cartridges, which used black