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Cartridge for a Martini-Henry rifle, 1875 (c)

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Cartridge for a Martini-Henry rifle, 1875 (c)

The Martini-Henry was a great improvement over earlier rifles. Its muzzle velocity, range and stopping power was far superior. The large cartridges it fired inflicted horrific wounds at normal battle ranges.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 2015-07-3-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2015-07-3-1