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<blockquote data-quote="TheDoubleD" data-source="post: 3337203" data-attributes="member: 43754"><p>Okay, I'll play.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_A465329D805C3CC_medium800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Sporting Martini rifle retailed by Barnsley, Grahamtown South Africa. 577/450. It is sporting rifle and not a sporterized military rifle. Very unusual in that it has the humpback action used in the MK IV Military rifle. The British had sub contracted for parts from private companies to fill the contracts for Martini's. Inspectors would come to a contractors premise and pre inspect parts. During upgrade period for the Mk IV Martini subcontractor were asked to produce action bodies, "humpbacked" action bodies. Except for the hole for the safety (deactivated) this sporting rifle action appears to one of those MK IV bodies. I does not have any pre inspection marks as would sporterized MK IV. Of course, unlike the MK IV it does not have a long lever. It does not have pre MK IV short lever either, rather a true sporter pistol grip with barrel lever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheDoubleD, post: 3337203, member: 43754"] Okay, I'll play. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_A465329D805C3CC_medium800.jpg[/IMG] Sporting Martini rifle retailed by Barnsley, Grahamtown South Africa. 577/450. It is sporting rifle and not a sporterized military rifle. Very unusual in that it has the humpback action used in the MK IV Military rifle. The British had sub contracted for parts from private companies to fill the contracts for Martini's. Inspectors would come to a contractors premise and pre inspect parts. During upgrade period for the Mk IV Martini subcontractor were asked to produce action bodies, "humpbacked" action bodies. Except for the hole for the safety (deactivated) this sporting rifle action appears to one of those MK IV bodies. I does not have any pre inspection marks as would sporterized MK IV. Of course, unlike the MK IV it does not have a long lever. It does not have pre MK IV short lever either, rather a true sporter pistol grip with barrel lever. [/QUOTE]
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