Picked up a very interesting book yesterday. Will post more when I have read it thoroughly.

It is titled "A Treatise on the British Military Martini: The .40 & .303 Martinis 1880- C1920." Authored by B.A. Temple & I.D. Skennerton.

First published in Burbank, Australia in 1989. Very detailed to include government reports and minutes of committee meetings.

Though it will stand alone, it is the second in a series. The first was "A Treatise on the British Military Martini: The Martini-Henry 1869-C1900." Same authors.

Now I have to try and find that one.

Has anyone read this volume?

Dave, I have seen the first volume, owned Ian's multi-hundred page book on Enfields, and actually met him at a gun show here in Oregon. Nice fella.
I have found that this type of study is not really my cup of tea. It goes over the minutia of manufacturing details, List of Changes reports, production data and pattern room stuff. I find myself more interested in how a particular rifle performed in the hands of a red-blooded soldier. As a recovering Martini addict, I find it almost easier to just log in at the British Militaria forum at Yuku. Careful, though, as it is infested with more enablers!

It certainly has a lot of detail. The part I like though is the references to the .40 caliber that I never new was even tested. And yes, that sent me over to the British Militaria forum at Yuku where I found the full specs on the cartridge. Yes, they are enablers and it appears that Ian is there as well.

The last Martini that I had (full size,not the BSA model in 22 that I have worked up for my
Grandson)was a carbine version altered to .303. The barrel was washed but the action good.I chambered + installed a 25 Krag AI (same as the 25-303) but at that time you could not get dies except in Australia + then rarely (unless you paid through the nose) but the point being is that the 25 Krak AI is identical to the 25-303. Even the same rim specs are the same (only 2 out there)thus no alteration of bolt face or extraction.The only real work was building a trigger that was match grade,because at that time nothing was commercially available for the M.H. I had to do the same with a Krag years ago.That is another story in the future about building a great trigger from scratch.

I for one would be very interested in the trigger work.

The other thing I found in the book were references and picture dealing with speed load magazines for the Martini.

Anything in there about the Graubunden 10,3x60R in Switzerland?

I'd like to read more about that, but I have no idea where to start.