Original Nepalese P-1878 Francotte Martini Experimental Pattern Rifle with Cocking Indicator Japanese Replica As a child

As a child

000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel

Massachusetts 14 August 1944

while Allied navies were devastated during the conquest of Southeast Asia

Overall Length: about 55 inches (Varies)

Original Nepalese P-1878 Francotte Martini Experimental Pattern Rifle with Cocking Indicator Japanese Replica As a childOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is just great! Only a handful of these were ever made, possibly only two! It is an experimental design built by the Gurkha master gun makers of Nepal and deviates from the standard Nepalese 1878 pattern Francotte martini rifle in that it has a cocking indicator. The cocking indicator was an integral component of the British Martini Henry rifle. We believe this was an attempt to improve on both the standard Francotte