Sounds like a lovely rifle, Clarence. I'd love to see a photograph.

The side lever martini is for sale if you have the cash. the caliber is 218 bee. all hardware is hand forged damascus. The barrel is integral with a full length rib, barrel band front sight, and barrel band swivel. all the metal is currently in the white, and ready for the new owners engraving ideas.
The stock is of english walnut with 24 line per inch checkering
All wood work and metal was work done by myself and presented to the gunmakers guild for acceptance as a stock maker and metalsmith, it 2008.
and yes I was accepted into the guild as a stock maker and metalsmith

Joe

Nice looking rifle, and nice job on all the work...and Welcome to AR.

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Originally posted by srtrax:
The side lever martini is for sale

I probably can't afford it but can you show us which one as there are several side levers shown.

I was under the impression jseely had this one for sale, read his comments on the first page...?

I really like the side lever posted above. I am most interested in that butt plate. Where did it come from? who made it? That is simply gun jewelry. DW

the butt plate is hand made by myself, as well as the grip cap, swivel base, and forend wedge escushion, which are all hand forged damascus steel.

Joe Seeley

can you do the side leaver on a ruger #1?

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Originally posted by domit:
can you do the side leaver on a ruger #1?

from the Steven Dodd Hughes site:

i have seen that side leaver befor but i cant find someone to do it. that is why i was asking. sdh took the pics i think.

Hopefully SDH will chime in and give us the info on his side lever #3. IIRC it is one of three done by a gentleman and he got this one in an unfinshed state and completed the conversion. It is in 30-40 and there are some pictures about of him using it in Africa. If I am wrong on this I hope he joins in and sets it straight. Agood search should produce more info.

quote:

Originally posted by j seeley:
the butt plate is hand made by myself, as well as the grip cap, swivel base, and forend wedge escushion, which are all hand forged damascus steel.

Joe Seeley

Joe,
From what is shown in the photo, that is the nicest looking Martini I have ever seen!

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Originally posted by Ramsgate:

quote:

Originally posted by domit:
can you do the side leaver on a ruger #1?

from the Steven Dodd Hughes site:

There is a thread on a different board from 2006 that says the gunsmith who did the work was John Madole(sp?) and he has passed away.

Domit,
Yes I could do a side lever on a #1. the problem with the #1 and the side lever, is the extraction was relatively weak. but I can do it if you would like.

Joe

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Originally posted by j seeley:
Yes I could do a side lever on a #1.

What price range are your thinking?

Some mighty fine rifles shown here! I am currently under construction of a Martini Cadet in 5.6X50R but my gunsmith is covered up with Texas oil field work and my rifle is not his top priority. He does good work and the wait is part of the game.

My first Martini Cadet was put together in High School Auto Shop (after school) in .218 Bee. Wish I still had it.

viperidae,
The side lever conversion on a #1 or #3 ruger would be about $3000.00

There are some superb rifles here.
I have always wondered how Ralph Martini would approach one. He could call it a Double Martini

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Originally posted by 458Win:
There are some superb rifles here.
I have always wondered how Ralph Martini would approach one. He could call it a Double Martini

Perfect!

This is my first attempt at uploading pictures, so bear with me...

These are 2 small-action Martini .22's. The first a Model 12, has the original BSA barrel, which shoots very well, original BSA sights, and new English walnut stock from Treebone Carving. The metal is reblued.





The second is a rebuild by Curt Hardcastle, of Silver City, NM. It also has an English walnut stock from Treebone Carving. It has a new Shilen barrel (#2 half-octagon profile from CPA); the action is color-cased. The wood is unfinished in the photo. I have it finished and am getting ready to checker it.



Clarence

Very nice !

Clarence, very lean and clean. I like them both!

Mike,

The original barrel rifle handles like I think a British sporting rifle should. I've not had any time to compare the 1" shorter, slightly heavier barrel-I simply mounted a 6x Unertl, put 40-50 rds. through it, found it shot the SK Std. Plus ammo well under 1/2" at 50 yds., and removed the stock for finishing and checkering.

Clarence

By the looks of these rifles, you guys are inching dangerously close to the abyss known as Black Powder Cartridge Shooting! When you think you have shooting mastered, pick up a Sharps, Hepburn , Ballard, or a Rolling Block rifle. Between paper patching vs Grease groove bullets, wads, powders, and calibers from 38/55 to 50-140, it is a whole different world. Like starting the shooting sport all over again. :-)

Too late, I started shooting BPCR about 8 years ago and just when I get one part figured out a new question pops up. It is sort of the shooting equivalent of whack-a-mole. I do love the little martinis though.

Biebs,

Too late-I've been shooting BPCR for 23 years, and have accumulated too many of them, as well as a CPA .22 for the long-range rimfire matches. The Martinis are a venture into non-conforming (by BPCR rules) rimfire rifles, since they don't have exposed hammers. I keep trying to convince people that they should expand the rules to allow the Martini....

Clarence

butchloc will be along to show another beauty soon I think!!!

Yu guys NEED to see this, I captured this off single shot site. Maybe Butch will chime in.


http://forums.accuratereloadin...9421043/m/4791025671

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Originally posted by Jim Kobe:
Yu guys NEED to see this, I captured this off single shot site. Maybe Butch will chime in.


http://forums.accuratereloadin...9421043/m/4791025671

Thanks Jim.....another masterpiece...

OK i'll chime - here the picts. 17 AH with wild maple stocking.




it joins the hive of other insects 22 hornet, 17 mashburn bee, 218 mashburn bee, 219 donaldson wasp
and even a 22 and 256






did i mention that i kinda like those little martini cadets