Army Navy martini
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No the gun was retailed by the British Army Navy Society.They sold guns and basically everything else to British citizens (more notably British Officers and family) stationed throughout the British Empire
They are all in 22lrI don't know much about Martini's but I know I'd like one one day.....That's a nice collection you've got there Chasseur
What calibers are they?
I like the idea of slowly loading these guns like an artillery piece, taking some time to squeeze off a shot, extract and repeat.....
Are the models with the pistol grip all "Army Navy" models? What's a nice one like yours go for on the used market?
The top gun is a Greener martini rook rifle.All three guns were chambered for what was called rook cartridges like 360 rook etc and were relined and converted to 22lr around the turn of the century when the 22lr started replacing these old cartridges.The Army/Navy society was a retailer not a manufacture?The bottom 2 are Belgium Francotte actions which was the predecessor of the BSA martini rifles.The top gun the Greener was made by WW Greener and is a double takedown where both the barrel and action takedown where the other two only the action only takes down. for cleaning.All guns have rear express sights and the top two have engraving on the actionsI like the idea of slowly loading these guns like an artillery piece, taking some time to squeeze off a shot, extract and repeat.....
Are the models with the pistol grip all "Army Navy" models? What's a nice one like yours go for on the used market?
I got a great deal on the Army/Navy considering the condition and that it is a rare variant of the Francotte action.I paid $700 for it but I would value it by more than double,the Greener even more.These guns are extremely accurate and are a joy to carry and the top two have safeties which is a bonus when hunting.The bottom gun has an ovate barrel which if you were to have a barrel like that made today it would cost more than you would want to pay
Beware these little guns are very addictive
Here is a pic of the bottom guns barrel though the pic doesn t do it justice
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