Nepalese Gahendra untouched

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I received two of these from I.M.I. - So far the disassembly of the one in poorer shape has been somewhat interesting. All of the bolts holding the receiver together came out too easily. They just pushed out like pins even though they were threaded. It seems that the corrosion of the threads in the receiver and the threads on the bolts no longer allow the thread surfaces to touch.

These guns are covered in some sort of congealed yak grease that did not do a good job of keeping out the oxygen as some of the bolts on the barrel bands are rusted in very solidly, and the one stock screw disintegrated, leaving 1/2 of the rust in the stock. Or 1/2 of the stock screw.
I have no idea of what the bore is like. I will be making index marks and pulling the barrel off. The corroded (Stripped) threads in the receiver will be heli coiled (home made helicoil) and the heli coil held in with JB weld. I will have to measure the clearances to determine what diameter of piano wire will serve to take up the slack in the threads.
 
10X......I have always wondered why anyone would put themselves through that torture when there are perfectly good arms of that period available in Canada. The savings in $$$, if there are any, quickly disappear when parts and time are factored in. In the end most never make good shooters. I wish you well. I hope that you end up with a shooter when all is said and done. Regards....Dave
 
We need more antques in this country. Buy more. I bought a 53 and a Bess from those guys, they turned out to be okay arms. The Gehendra and their 1878 are apparently not compatable with the Brit Martini Henry. I looked into that as my Martini I just bought, here, needs a few parts, and a cheap IMA"as is" I thought would be good for parts. But not so.
Might be worth spending a little more on a Battlefield Pick Up Martini Henry when available. Better quality!
 
OneBarfly said:
Well, you would think that I'd learn from my P1853 experience. I just opened a box containing my Gahendra about ten minutes ago. What a POS. Thinking of selling it for a little less than my cost. Do you want another one for parts?
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Lets see some pictures....I bought a untouched p 53 enfield last year, it was a grand project.


Those gehendras sure are not common place, Ive wanted to get one myself.
 
I have gotten good and bad out of I.M.I.

I have found that when I order two guns at the same time - one is always much better than the other. I have only gotten a couple out of I.M.I. that were not shooters.
The best ones they will clean up and hot tank. But two martini rifles for under $250.00 Cdn is not a bad deal.
There were maybe 4000 of these made so that the price will only go up.
COrrect me if I'm wrong on the numbers
 
10x said:
I have gotten good and bad out of I.M.I.

I have found that when I order two guns at the same time - one is always much better than the other. I have only gotten a couple out of I.M.I. that were not shooters.
The best ones they will clean up and hot tank. But two martini rifles for under $250.00 Cdn is not a bad deal.
There were maybe 4000 of these made so that the price will only go up.
COrrect me if I'm wrong on the numbers
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yes but one part of a Gahendra will not fit the other gun reson way each gun was made by hand the Gahendra is not even a martini rifle its a knock off the was made in nepal to fill in for the brit made guns(thay did not have enough)

i bought a mk4 martini henry here in canada it was a canadian issue witch is rare to see shoot's like a dream its now my moose gun and plans to go bison huntin with it but money is tight right now
 
I have a numbers of martini rifles, I bought gehndras so I could have an example of how they were built. The damage done these was 140 plus years of storage, not poor quality workmanship. They are much better than the nepalize made copies fo the No 3 rifle.
 
Honestly, I'd proceed with these rusted relics in two steps prior to doing anything else:

1. Wash the yak grease off (as much as possible) with acetone or another strong solvent;

2. Then, once the grease is gone, make a water-tight tank, put the rifle in it and fill it with a few bottles of Evapo-Rust for a week or so... just to get the rust off and loosen everything.

Alternatively, one could also also try electrolytic rust removal techniques, which are fairly simple to do and are said to actually degrease everything for you as well (no need to clean anything prior to the procedure).

One thing's for sure, you can't do much with those guns when they're seized solid... you'll do way more damage than good in the end if you try to force anything or use abrasives.
 
10x said:
I have a numbers of martini rifles, I bought gehndras so I could have an example of how they were built. The damage done these was 140 plus years of storage, not poor quality workmanship. They are much better than the nepalize made copies fo the No 3 rifle.
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that is a copy made in nepal just a better one some what

never try to fire a francotte though id even try to stay clear on any nepal made gun
 
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