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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.
 
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.
  
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* [[Paul Anderson]] as Sebastian Moran in ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows]]'' (2011)
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* Police in ''[[Ned Kelly]]'' (2003)
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* [[Robert Shaw]] as Quint in ''[[Jaws]]'' (W.W. Greener Harpoon gun, based on the Martini-Henry action)
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| ''[[Zulu (1964)|Zulu]]'' || [[Michael Caine]] || Lt. Bromhead || . || 1964
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* British soldiers and [[Heath Ledger]] as Harry Faversham ''[[The Four Feathers]]'' (2002)
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| ''[[Zulu (1964)|Zulu]]'' || . || British soldiers || . || 1964
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* [[Wes Bentley]] as Jack Durrance in ''[[The Four Feathers]]'' (2002)
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| ''[[Zulu (1964)|Zulu]]'' || . || Zulu warriors || Carbine version || 1964
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| ''[[Khartoum]]'' || . || British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists || . || 1966
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* British Troops in ''[[Gunga Din]]''
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| ''[[Jaws]]'' || [[Robert Shaw]] || Quint || [[Greener Light Harpoon Gun|W.W. Greener Harpoon gun]], based on the Martini-Henry action || 1975
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| ''[[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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| ''[[The Man Who Would be King]]'' || [[Michael Caine]] || Peachy Carnehan || . || 1975
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* The Thuggees in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''
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* [[Sean Connery]] and [[Michael Caine]] in ''[[The Man Who Would be King]]''
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| ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' || [[Peter O'Toole]] || Lord Chelmsford || . || 1979
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* [[Kevin Costner]] in ''[[Waterworld]]'' (Mocked as a grappling hook rifle during the oil tanker scene)
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| ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' || [[Burt Lancaster]] || Colonel Durnford || . || 1979
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* [[Brian McCardie]] as Angus Starling in ''[[Ghost and the Darkness, The|The Ghost and the Darkness]]'' (1996)
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| ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' || . || British soldiers || Rifle and carbine versions || 1979
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* Various characters in ''[[The Ghost and the Darkness]]'' (1996)
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| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]'' || . || The Thuggees || . || 1984
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* Native soldiers in ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' (1994)
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| ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' || . || Native soldiers || . || 1994
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| ''[[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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| ''[[Ghost and the Darkness, The|The Ghost and the Darkness]]'' || . || Various characters || . || 1996
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| ''[[The Four Feathers]]'' || [[Heath Ledger]] || Harry Faversham || . || 2002
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| ''[[The Four Feathers]]'' || [[Wes Bentley]] || Jack Durrance || . || 2002
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| ''[[The Four Feathers]]'' || . || British soldiers || . || 2002
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| ''[[Ned Kelly]]'' || . || Police || . || 2003
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| ''[[Wolfman, The (2010)|The Wolfman]]'' || [[Michael Cronin]] || Dr. Lloyd || Mk. III Sporterized || 2010
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| ''[[Wolfman, The (2010)|The Wolfman]]'' || [[Benicio del Toro]] || Lawrence Tablot || Mk. III Sporterized || 2010
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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 || . || 2011
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:11, 19 April 2012

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

Title Actor Character Note Date
Zulu Michael Caine Lt. Bromhead . 1964
Zulu . British soldiers . 1964
Zulu . Zulu warriors Carbine version 1964
Khartoum . British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists . 1966
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
The Man Who Would be King Michael Caine Peachy Carnehan . 1975
The Man Who Would be King . Native soldiers . 1975
Zulu Dawn Peter O'Toole Lord Chelmsford . 1979
Zulu Dawn Burt Lancaster Colonel Durnford . 1979
Zulu Dawn . British soldiers Rifle and carbine versions 1979
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom . The Thuggees . 1984
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
The Ghost and the Darkness . Various characters . 1996
The Four Feathers Heath Ledger Harry Faversham . 2002
The Four Feathers Wes Bentley Jack Durrance . 2002
The Four Feathers . British soldiers . 2002
Ned Kelly . Police . 2003
The Wolfman Michael Cronin Dr. Lloyd Mk. III Sporterized 2010
The Wolfman Benicio del Toro Lawrence Tablot Mk. III Sporterized 2010
The Wolfman Anthony Hopkins John Talbot Mk. III Sporterized 2010
The Wolfman . Policemen Mk. IV 2010
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows Paul Anderson Sebastian Moran . 2011

See Also

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