Shooting Carbine Martini Henry Mk

Bench resting a Carbine Martini Henry Mk I, issued to the South Australian Police (early batch serial number in the 290 range), chambering a copy of the ’Cartridge, Small Arm, Ball, Martini Henry Carbine Mk III’. Cases were lined with rolled card to compensate for the reduced powder charge (85 grains used in the rifle cartridge). Three longitudinal cuts, 0.5“ long in the patch (red patch for carbine), to rectify the problem of patch failure to free from the bullet, due to the short 21.3“ barrel not impar