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I'm currently working up a Greener Martini in .577. It has a nice heavy barrel, with flats milled for the rear sight and for a ramp-type front. I have a Standling-leaf express sight on hand for the rear (Gracias, Jeffe), but could use suggestions on a front ramp and sight combination that would not have appeared out of place in the 1880s. Thanks for any thoughts. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | ||
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Bill, I can't help you with ramps for the front sight but here are a few pictures of old Martini sporters. Hope they're of some interest to you.    cheers, - stu | |||
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Stu: Merci viel mal for the wonderful photos. That's a Westley Richards at the top, no? Are these your rifles? If so, would love to hear more about them. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Bill, Unfortunately they're not mine. I don't have any details on the bottom one, but the other two from the top are: WESTLEY RICHARDS IMPROVED MARTINI HENRY SPORTING CARBINE by Adams & Co: .450 1½" case; 22" barrel. Barrel address adams & co 9 finsburry place south london; slide safety; horn forend cap, cheek piece & steel butt plate. J.W.ROSIER MARTINI HENRY SPORTING CARBINE: 45-90 Cal; 24" rnd barrel; block mounted folding tangent rear sight; knox form marked j.w.rosier melbourne; g. wood showing walnut character, chequering to wrist & keyed forend; horn cap to forend; 25% coverage to action; cocking indicator & action; cocking lever to r.h.s. of action These two are going up for auction October 1st in Melbourne, Australia - Lots 293 $ 402. The bottom one is from a previous auction and I didn't take down the details. http://www.antiquearms.com.au/index.htm - stu | |||
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Coincidentally, just after making that post I went and opened my newly arrived issue of the Double Gun and Single Shot Journal. It contains an article by Sherman Bell titled Martinis I Have Known. It's a dozen pages about classic Martini sporting rifles. As always the quality of the DGJ is top shelf. I'm looking forward to reading it this weekend. The issue is Vol. 17 Issue 2 Summer 2006. - stu | |||
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Here are a few photos of a 577/450 Martini that I'm going to sell  YOu can see that the 400 yds leaf is missing...   Brent When there is lead in the air, there is hope in my heart -- MWH ~1996 | |||
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Brent: You're making me drool again. Stu: Thanks for the tip on the DGJ. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Bill - just buy it!  Brent When there is lead in the air, there is hope in my heart -- MWH ~1996 | |||
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Brent: Swap you a Mark II, a Mark IV and a Webley Greener 12-gauge fer it! There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Tempting Bill, but then I would have three more guns in my safe instead of one less. And none of the three have a hammer! That Westly Richards Martini is a looker too though. I wonder if I could be happy with mine if I just welded a hammer on the damn thing.  Brent When there is lead in the air, there is hope in my heart -- MWH ~1996 | |||
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