Martini-Henry Rifle Series

The Martini-Henry rifle has been used by the following actors in the following Films, Television, Anime, and Videogames.

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" .577-.450 caliber modified by the famous London gunsmith J. Rigby

Information

The Martini-Henry rifle 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.

Film

• All the British soldiers including Michael Caine in Zulu

• Robert Shaw as Quint in Jaws (W.W. Greener Harpoon gun, based on the Martini-Henry action)

• British soldiers including Heath Ledger and in The Four Feathers

• Peter O'Toole and Burt Lancaster in Zulu Dawn

• British Troops in Shaka Zulu

• British Troops in Gunga Din

• Brain Keith shoots a "Sporter" as President Teddy Roosevelt in The Wind and the Lion

• The Thuggees in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

• Sean Connery and Michael Caine in The Man Who Would be King

• Kevin Costner in Waterworld (Mocked as a grappling hook rifle during the oil tanker scene)

• Various characters in The Ghost and the Darkness