Also comes with a leather covered takedown hardcase, two leather straps for the case and two keys for the case. There is a sheet that lists all the measurements taken of the original orderer so that the rifle would fit, a hand drawn sketch of the forearm and some magazine articles on Auguste Francotte firearms. With correspondence from the original person who ordered the rifle to the factory and from the factory to the original orderer. Mounted on a beautifully figured, multi-point finely checkered beavertail forearm and pistol grip stock with teardrop flats, a grip cap having a trapdoor with extra front sight inside, a raised cheekpiece, an initial oval and a solid red rubber recoil pad. It is fitted with a tang mounted safety, niter blue double triggers with the front articulating and automatic ejectors. This was one of several variants of 'Cadet Martini' rifles that were used in Australia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for cadet training. Made by Birmingham Small Arms Co, Ltd, circa 1890. (297/230), steel rifled (five groove) round barrel, 699 mm long.
The paperwork states it is regulated for 60 yards. Australian Service rifle, Francotte Patent Martini, cal.230in. The bottom of the left barrel is marked ".458 WINCH" and the bottom of the right barrel is engraved "MADE IN BELGIUM".
FRANCOTTE" and the left barrel is engraved "BREVETE A LIEGE". The barrels have a beaded blade front sight on a short rib with a curved transition to the concave rib and there is a quarter rib at the rear with the same transition, a fixed sight and a flip up blade. The top tang follows the curve of the stock and extends just past the start of the raised shadowline cheekpiece. The lock plates are H&H style with 7 pins and cocking indicators. There is also tight floral scroll engraving on the remainder of the receiver and lock plates, on the trigger guard, on the grip cap and on the forearm hardware. The underside of the receiver and trigger plate are engraved with an elephant in grasslands looking directly at you with only a shrub standing between the two of you.
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The right lock plate shows two water buffalo running at full speed in the grasslands of Africa with mountains in the background and shrubs in the foreground. You can even see two small birds riding on the back of the furthest rhino. The left side plate shows two rhinos in a grassy African environment with trees and shrubs surrounding them. This spectacular example has masterfully executed game panel scenes on the lock plates and on the underside of the bolstered H&H style receiver.
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