Original Nepalese Gahendra .577/.450 Martini 2nd Model "Improved" Rifle Historical Military Books Experimentally considered was the use

Experimentally considered was the use of Brass in Vicker's M

While the distance of the rear auxiliary sight from the barrel centerline is fixed

and is all hand engraved

The oval egg-shaped shell casing was made of thin sheet metal filled with picric acid or TNT

if an attack came

Original Nepalese Gahendra .577/.450 Martini 2nd Model "Improved" Rifle Historical Military Books Experimentally considered was the useOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased back from a private collector! This is a very nice 2nd Model Gahendra Rifle, usually known as the IMPROVED GEHENDRA. These late developed models were last made in the mid 1890s, until Great Britain started supplying Short Lever Mark 2 Martini Rifles in 1894. This was followed by Long Lever Mark 4 Martini Henry Rifle in 1904 and 1908. There were very few "Improved " Gahendra rifles made and they have always