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« on: July 08, 2009, 02:34:17 PM »
went out detecting a few weeks back  up at Brecon ,Borderfox did say that the soldiers use to practice up on the hill over looking the town, went with BORDERFOX & LOUIE 90, and i found a few  lead rounds . so JONOLA you are the top man to ask are they the rounds that were fired from the Martini Henry rifle  Huh Huh the coin in the photo is just to show the size of the lead rounds Wink
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2009, 02:36:07 PM »
I HAVE HAD A FEW OF THEM TOO KEV   THEY  GIVE OFF A CRACKING  SIGNAL DONT THEY  Huh Huh Huh Huh
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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2009, 03:15:55 PM »
yes DIGGA great signals. here are a couple of photos from up there, first one overlooking brecon town,second about a mile from the town overlooking the mountains. Wink
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« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2009, 05:34:26 PM »
Left and right look like short chamber Boxer Henry .45 calibre.
Have enclosed a pic of an unfired one so you can draw your own conclusions.
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« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2009, 05:35:58 PM »
cheers JON m8, will show you them soon ok when i see you  Wink
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« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2009, 05:49:25 PM »
Top one looks more like a 9mm to me. Such as what the British army fired from Sterling sub machine guns and Browning pistols.
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« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2009, 05:54:46 PM »
Mind you, a tape measure would come in handy for the calibre.  Grin
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« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2009, 06:27:17 PM »
Some modern types you may encounter.
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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2009, 08:14:10 PM »
nice finds kev at the end of the day you find something bud...................  Smiley Smiley Smiley Smiley Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2009, 09:18:22 PM »
I,ve found the same two types of bullet ends in my area someone told me they were martini henri and snider enfield dating from the late victorian early edwardian exactly what calibre aia,m not sure  Huh Huh nice finds though mole
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« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2009, 10:25:48 AM »
The ones on the left and right look like they are definitely Martini Henry fired. The top one could indeed be a .577 Snider. Bit hard to say for definite without handling them. Especially as they were found in an area full of 19c military activity.Left and right look like short chamber Boxer Henry .45 calibre for a Martini Henry. Lots of variations of these rounds manufactured by different firms and individuals even to this day.

(From Left to Right): A en:.577 Snider cartridge, a en:Zulu War-era rolled brass foil en:.577/450 Martini-Henry Catridge, a later drawn brass .577/450 Martini-Henry cartridge, and a .303 British Mk VII SAA Ball cartridge.
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« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2009, 03:18:43 PM »
Martini Henry Rifle. MK 2
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« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2009, 04:07:40 PM »
Is that the rifle used in Zulu?
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« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2009, 04:50:45 PM »
thanks jon great info ,ive found a dozen of the martini rounds ,now i no which rifle they came from cheers  Smiley
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« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2009, 04:57:25 PM »
Cheers Silky. I've put a thread together on the Martini Henry. I plan to put a little piece up on all commonly found rounds if there is any interest.
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