Original British Martini-Henry MkIV Breech Block - Stripped Hand Select:No This is original cosmoline put

This is original cosmoline put on each ammo can before it was placed in military storage

it's most famous appearance being in the ZULU WARS of 1879 memorialized in Hollywood Epic Movies and countless books and articles over the years

This was done in order to help identify the shell size and maker

known as Schlittenlafette

Original British Martini-Henry MkIV Breech Block - Stripped Hand Select:No This is original cosmoline putOriginal Items: These are original British Manufactured and marked stripped breech blocks for the MkIV Martini Henry rifle. The MkIV featured a longer operating lever and much sturdier extractor, which required that the bottom front of the breech block be rounded to make room. These breech blocks will all have British markings and proofs, which vary quite a bit. Some may have been converted from MkIII breech blocks, and will be marked as such. There