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A breechloading central-fire rifle that can be called the "Peabody-Martini-Henry" is actually a Peabody pattern that was further modified to a self-cocking hammerless design of Friederich von Martini of Frauenfeld, Switzerland, along with the rifling design of Edinburgh gunsmith Alexander Henry. The Peabody was an American designed rifle which was first patented in 1862, but was fully developed too late to have an impact in the American Civil War. | A breechloading central-fire rifle that can be called the "Peabody-Martini-Henry" is actually a Peabody pattern that was further modified to a self-cocking hammerless design of Friederich von Martini of Frauenfeld, Switzerland, along with the rifling design of Edinburgh gunsmith Alexander Henry. The Peabody was an American designed rifle which was first patented in 1862, but was fully developed too late to have an impact in the American Civil War. | ||
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Revision as of 17:38, 12 September 2021
Martini Henry / Martini-Henry / Peabody-Martini-Henry
A breechloading central-fire rifle that can be called the "Peabody-Martini-Henry" is actually a Peabody pattern that was further modified to a self-cocking hammerless design of Friederich von Martini of Frauenfeld, Switzerland, along with the rifling design of Edinburgh gunsmith Alexander Henry. The Peabody was an American designed rifle which was first patented in 1862, but was fully developed too late to have an impact in the American Civil War.
Functionally a small lever operates and lowers the breechblock allowing a cartridge to be inserted into the chamber, which returns the lever to the former position and closes the breech. The breech is centrally pierced to accommodate the firing pin, which is driven forward by pulling the trigger. Lowering the lever ejects the fired cartridge and a new one can be manually placed by the operator.
