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The '''Martini-Henry''' is a lever-action breech loading rifle developed as a quick loading cartridge rifle for use with the British Army. The weapon saw extensive service in the Zulu conflict and remained in use until it was phased out by bolt action [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Enfield repeating rifles]] and [[Maxim|Maxim machine guns]]. It uses a unique bullet, a cartridge built using a .577 brass casing pinched down onto a .45 caliber .450 bullet to fit the chamber. The head spacing in the chamber must have been pretty poor to fit a round with several crimps in the case, but it proved reliable and effective for the time it served.
 
The '''Martini-Henry''' is a lever-action breech loading rifle developed as a quick loading cartridge rifle for use with the British Army. The weapon saw extensive service in the Zulu conflict and remained in use until it was phased out by bolt action [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Enfield repeating rifles]] and [[Maxim|Maxim machine guns]]. It uses a unique bullet, a cartridge built using a .577 brass casing pinched down onto a .45 caliber .450 bullet to fit the chamber. The head spacing in the chamber must have been pretty poor to fit a round with several crimps in the case, but it proved reliable and effective for the time it served.
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| ''[[Heroes of Shipka (Geroite na Shipka)]]'' || || Turkish soldiers || Peabody-Martini || 1955
 
| ''[[Heroes of Shipka (Geroite na Shipka)]]'' || || Turkish soldiers || Peabody-Martini || 1955
 
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| ''[[Zulu (1964)|Zulu]]'' || [[Michael Caine]] || Lt. Gonville Bromhead ||  || 1964
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| rowspan="3"|''[[Zulu (1964)|Zulu]]'' || [[Michael Caine]] || Lt. Gonville Bromhead||  || rowspan="3"|1964
 
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| ''[[Zulu (1964)|Zulu]]'' ||  || British soldiers || || 1964
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| || British soldiers ||  
 
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| ''[[Zulu (1964)|Zulu]]'' ||  || Zulu warriors || Carbine version || 1964
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|  || Zulu warriors || Carbine version
 
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| ''[[Khartoum]]'' ||  || British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists ||  || 1966
 
| ''[[Khartoum]]'' ||  || British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists ||  || 1966
 
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| ''[[Naked Prey, The|The Naked Prey]]'' || [[Cornel Wilde]]  || The Man ||  || 1966
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| rowspan="2"|''[[Naked Prey, The|The Naked Prey]]'' || [[Cornel Wilde]]  || The Man||  || rowspan="2"|1966
 
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| ''[[Naked Prey, The|The Naked Prey]]'' || || Soldiers || || 1966
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| || Soldiers ||  
 
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| ''[[Young Winston]]'' || [[Simon Ward]] || Winston Churchill || || 1972
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| rowspan="2"|''[[Young Winston]]'' || [[Simon Ward]] || Winston Churchill ||  || rowspan="2"|1972
 
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| ''[[Young Winston]]'' || || Sikh soldiers || || 1972
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| || Sikh soldiers ||  
 
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| ''[[R.A.S.]]'' || [[Jean-François Balmer]] || Raymond Dax || "Arabized" version, confiscated in Algerian village. || 1974
 
| ''[[R.A.S.]]'' || [[Jean-François Balmer]] || Raymond Dax || "Arabized" version, confiscated in Algerian village. || 1974
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| ''[[Wind and the Lion, The|The Wind and the Lion]]'' || [[Brian Keith]] || President Teddy Roosevelt || Sporter version || 1975
 
| ''[[Wind and the Lion, The|The Wind and the Lion]]'' || [[Brian Keith]] || President Teddy Roosevelt || Sporter version || 1975
 
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| ''[[The Man Who Would be King]]'' || [[Sean Connery]] || Danny Dravot ||  || 1975
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| rowspan="3"|''[[The Man Who Would be King]]'' || [[Sean Connery]] || Danny Dravot ||  || rowspan="3"|1975
 
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| ''[[The Man Who Would be King]]'' || [[Michael Caine]] || Peachy Carnehan || || 1975
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| [[Michael Caine]] || Peachy Carnehan ||  
 
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| ''[[The Man Who Would be King]]'' ||  || Native soldiers || || 1975
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| ||  Native soldiers ||
 
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| ''[[The Thirty Nine Steps]]'' ||  || police || carbine || 1978
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| rowspan="3"|''[[The Thirty Nine Steps]]'' ||  || police || carbine || rowspan="3"|1978
 
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| ''[[The Thirty Nine Steps]]'' ||  || police || Artillery carbine || 1978
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|  || police || Artillery carbine
 
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| ''[[The Thirty Nine Steps]]'' || [[Robert Powell]] || Hannay || Artillery carbine || 1978
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| [[Robert Powell]] || Hannay || Artillery carbine
 
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| ''[[Slavers]]'' || [[Ron Ely]] || Steve Hamilton || Mk. II || 1978
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| rowspan="3"|''[[Slavers]]'' || [[Ron Ely]] || Steve Hamilton || Mk. II || rowspan="3"|1978
 
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| ''[[Slavers]]'' || [[Ray Milland]] || Hassan || "Arabized" version, Mk. II || 1978
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| [[Ray Milland]] || Hassan || "Arabized" version, Mk. II
 
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| ''[[Slavers]]'' ||  || Various characters || "Arabized" version, Mk. II || 1978
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|  || Various characters || "Arabized" version, Mk. II
 
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| ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' || [[Bob Hoskins]] || CSM Williams ||  || 1979
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| rowspan="3"|''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' || [[Bob Hoskins]] || CSM Williams ||  || rowspan="3"|1979
 
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| ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' || [[Paul Copley]] || Corporal Storey || || 1979
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| [[Paul Copley]] || Corporal Storey ||
 
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| ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' ||  || British soldiers || Rifle and carbine versions || 1979
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|  || British soldiers || Rifle and carbine versions
 
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| ''[[Gandhi]]'' ||  || South African guards  ||  || 1982
 
| ''[[Gandhi]]'' ||  || South African guards  ||  || 1982
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| ''[[The Art of Living in Odessa (Iskusstvo zhit v Odesse)]]'' || [[Sergey Migitsko]] || Monya Artillerist || Sawn-off rifle with pistol grip || 1989
 
| ''[[The Art of Living in Odessa (Iskusstvo zhit v Odesse)]]'' || [[Sergey Migitsko]] || Monya Artillerist || Sawn-off rifle with pistol grip || 1989
 
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| ''[[Shadow of the Wolf]]'' || [[Lou Diamond Phillips]] || Agaguk ||  || 1992
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| rowspan="2"|''[[Shadow of the Wolf]]'' || [[Lou Diamond Phillips]] || Agaguk||  || rowspan="2"|1992
 
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| ''[[Shadow of the Wolf]]'' || [[Jennifer Tilly]] || Igiyook || || 1992
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| [[Jennifer Tilly]] || Igiyook ||  
 
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| rowspan="2" | ''[[Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon]]'' || [[Daphne Zuniga]] || Minha ||  || rowspan="2" | 1969
 
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon]]'' || [[Daphne Zuniga]] || Minha ||  || rowspan="2" | 1969
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| ''[[Waterworld]]'' || [[Kevin Costner]] || The Mariner || Mocked as a grappling hook rifle || 1995
 
| ''[[Waterworld]]'' || [[Kevin Costner]] || The Mariner || Mocked as a grappling hook rifle || 1995
 
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| ''[[Ghost and the Darkness, The|The Ghost and the Darkness]]'' || [[Brian McCardie]] || Angus Starling ||  || 1996
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| rowspan="2"|''[[Ghost and the Darkness, The|The Ghost and the Darkness]]'' || [[Brian McCardie]] || Angus Starling ||  || rowspan="2"|1996
 
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| ''[[Ghost and the Darkness, The|The Ghost and the Darkness]]'' ||  || Various characters || || 1996
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|  || Various characters ||  
 
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|''[[From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter]]''||.||Mexican soldiers||Carbine||2000
 
|''[[From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter]]''||.||Mexican soldiers||Carbine||2000
 
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|''[[Lost World, The (2001)|The Lost World]]''||[[Tom Ward]]||John Roxton|| Rifles with short fore-ends || 2001
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| rowspan="2"|''[[Lost World, The (2001)|The Lost World]]''||[[Tom Ward]]||John Roxton|| Rifles with short fore-ends || rowspan="2"|2001
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|''[[Lost World, The (2001)|The Lost World]]''||[[Tamati Rice]]||Achille (briefly)|| ||2001
 
 
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| ''[[The Four Feathers]]'' || [[Heath Ledger]] || Harry Faversham ||  || 2002
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| [[Tamati Rice]]||Achille (briefly)
 
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| ''[[The Four Feathers]]'' || [[Wes Bentley]] || Jack Durrance ||  || 2002
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| rowspan="3"|''[[The Four Feathers]]'' || [[Heath Ledger]] || Harry Faversham ||  || rowspan="3"|2002
 
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| ''[[The Four Feathers]]'' ||  || British soldiers || || 2002
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| [[Wes Bentley]] || Jack Durrance ||
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| ''[[Ned Kelly]]'' ||  || Police ||  || 2003
 
| ''[[Ned Kelly]]'' ||  || Police ||  || 2003
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| ''[[The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit)]]'' ||  || Turkish soldiers ||  || 2005
 
| ''[[The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit)]]'' ||  || Turkish soldiers ||  || 2005
 
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| ''[[Wolfman, The (2010)|The Wolfman]]'' || [[Michael Cronin]] || Dr. Lloyd || Mk. III Sporterized || 2010
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| rowspan="4"|''[[Wolfman, The (2010)|The Wolfman]]'' || [[Michael Cronin]] || Dr. Lloyd || Mk. III Sporterized || rowspan="4"|2010
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| [[Benicio del Toro]] || Lawrence Tablot || Mk. III Sporterized
 
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| ''[[Wolfman, The (2010)|The Wolfman]]'' || [[Benicio del Toro]] || Lawrence Tablot || Mk. III Sporterized || 2010
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| [[Anthony Hopkins]] || John Talbot || Mk. III Sporterized
 
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| ''[[Wolfman, The (2010)|The Wolfman]]'' || [[Anthony Hopkins]] || John Talbot || Mk. III Sporterized || 2010
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| ''[[Wolfman, The (2010)|The Wolfman]]'' ||  || Policemen || Mk. IV || 2010
 
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| ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows]]'' || [[Paul Anderson]] || Sebastian Moran || Heavily customized Sporter || 2011
 
| ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows]]'' || [[Paul Anderson]] || Sebastian Moran || Heavily customized Sporter || 2011
 
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| ''[[Assassin's Creed Unity]]'' || "Silver-Plated Musket" || || anachronistic for French Revolution || 2014
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:07, 18 June 2017

Martini-Henry Mk. I (1871-1876) - .577-.450 caliber
Martini-Henry Mk. II (1877-1881) - .577-.450 caliber
Martini-Henry Mk. III (1881-1888) - .577-.450 caliber
Martini-Henry Mk. IV (1888-1889) - .577-.450 caliber
Martini-Henry Carbine 1881 - .577-.450 caliber
Martini-Henry "Sporter" modified by the famous London gunsmith J. Rigby - .577-.450 caliber
"Arabized" Martini Henry with belt and foil cartridges - .577-.450 caliber

The Martini-Henry is a lever-action breech loading rifle developed as a quick loading cartridge rifle for use with the British Army. The weapon saw extensive service in the Zulu conflict and remained in use until it was phased out by bolt action Enfield repeating rifles and Maxim machine guns. It uses a unique bullet, a cartridge built using a .577 brass casing pinched down onto a .45 caliber .450 bullet to fit the chamber. The head spacing in the chamber must have been pretty poor to fit a round with several crimps in the case, but it proved reliable and effective for the time it served.


The Martini-Henry Rifle Series and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Heroes of Shipka (Geroite na Shipka) Turkish soldiers Peabody-Martini 1955
Zulu Michael Caine Lt. Gonville Bromhead 1964
British soldiers
Zulu warriors Carbine version
Khartoum British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists 1966
The Naked Prey Cornel Wilde The Man 1966
Soldiers
Young Winston Simon Ward Winston Churchill 1972
Sikh soldiers
R.A.S. Jean-François Balmer Raymond Dax "Arabized" version, confiscated in Algerian village. 1974
Jaws Robert Shaw Quint W.W. Greener Harpoon gun, based on the Martini-Henry action 1975
The Wind and the Lion Brian Keith President Teddy Roosevelt Sporter version 1975
The Man Who Would be King Sean Connery Danny Dravot 1975
Michael Caine Peachy Carnehan
Native soldiers
The Thirty Nine Steps police carbine 1978
police Artillery carbine
Robert Powell Hannay Artillery carbine
Slavers Ron Ely Steve Hamilton Mk. II 1978
Ray Milland Hassan "Arabized" version, Mk. II
Various characters "Arabized" version, Mk. II
Zulu Dawn Bob Hoskins CSM Williams 1979
Paul Copley Corporal Storey
British soldiers Rifle and carbine versions
Gandhi South African guards 1982
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The Thuggees 1984
The Art of Living in Odessa (Iskusstvo zhit v Odesse) Sergey Migitsko Monya Artillerist Sawn-off rifle with pistol grip 1989
Shadow of the Wolf Lou Diamond Phillips Agaguk 1992
Jennifer Tilly Igiyook
Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon Daphne Zuniga Minha 1969
Adam Baldwin Roja
The Jungle Book Native soldiers 1994
Waterworld Kevin Costner The Mariner Mocked as a grappling hook rifle 1995
The Ghost and the Darkness Brian McCardie Angus Starling 1996
Various characters
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter . Mexican soldiers Carbine 2000
The Lost World Tom Ward John Roxton Rifles with short fore-ends 2001
Tamati Rice Achille (briefly)
The Four Feathers Heath Ledger Harry Faversham 2002
Wes Bentley Jack Durrance
British soldiers
Ned Kelly Police 2003
The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit) Turkish soldiers 2005
The Wolfman Michael Cronin Dr. Lloyd Mk. III Sporterized 2010
Benicio del Toro Lawrence Tablot Mk. III Sporterized
Anthony Hopkins John Talbot Mk. III Sporterized
Policemen Mk. IV
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows Paul Anderson Sebastian Moran Heavily customized Sporter 2011

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Ripper Street Various Armed robbers Martini-Enfield Artillery Carbine / "The Weight of One Man's Heart" (S01E05) 2013

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Assassin's Creed Unity "Silver-Plated Musket" anachronistic for French Revolution 2014
Battlefield 1 "Martini-Henry" 2016


See Also

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