Four different calibers, actions, all single shot military, and contemporaries.

[Buckshot]

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From the top: M1884 Trapdoor, M1871 Mauser (bolt action), 1884 Martini (tipping block), and M1879 Argentine contract Remington rolling block. The bayonet belongs to the Remington.

For a couple decades these 4 different rifles could have been shooting at each other :-)

..............Buckshot

[sav300]

Buckshot,very nice and thanks for posting.

[labradigger1]

Very nice. That RRB would be crazy long with that bayonet installed.

[MrWolf]

I like that 1879, something about her strikes my fancy; she just looks good. Thanks for posting.

[tdoyka]

great looking guns!!!!

[leebuilder]

Nifty. Thanks for posting. Nice Martini, I drooled a bit
Be well

[ndnchf]

Classics - one and all!

[JeffinNZ]

I have baby versions of three of those. Small Martinis, No4 roller and M35 Husky.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

Yes! nothing like old guns of yesteryear. One day I'm going to be called a 'çlassic'

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[M-Tecs]

What is the third on down?

[Buckshot]

What is the third on down?

.............My question exactly! :-)

...........Buckshot

[Mk42gunner]

I'll be the third one to ask what the third one is.

Robert

[Bad Ass Wallace]

New South Wales mounted police carbine in 577/450 based on an Alex Henry left handed action.

It has the name W. Lang embossed on the stock which we have traced to William Travis Lang, a special constable assigned to assist in tracking down the infamous Ned Kelly gang of bushrangers in 1879! Made by Brendalin Arms Co (Scotland) in 1878.

A beautiful little rifle, but kicks like a mule with regular 577/450 loads.

[Mk42gunner]

Mr. Henry might have been onto something with the hammer on the left side. It gets it out of the way of feeding a cartridge into the chamber for a right handed shooter; or at least it seems like it would, I've never handled one of his rifles.

Robert

[BPJONES]

Nice looking pieces of history.

[Donor8x56r]

You are missing Austrian Werndl Infantry Rifle.It was very famous in its time.Very few survived to this day,I have seen only one ,short,Police version.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

Mr. Henry might have been onto something with the hammer on the left side. It gets it out of the way of feeding a cartridge into the chamber for a right handed shooter; or at least it seems like it would, I've never handled one of his rifles.

Robert
I am lead to believe the hammer on the left to place it as close to the horses flank whilst in the scabbard and was to minimise the possibility of twigs catching as it was drawn out!

[Mk42gunner]

I am lead to believe the hammer on the left to place it as close to the horses flank whilst in the scabbard and was to minimise the possibility of twigs catching as it was drawn out!
That makes as much sense as anything.

Not being a fan of equine propulsion (I got bit by our Shetland Pony when I was in the third grade) I never gave mode of carry a thought.

Robert

[Bad Ass Wallace]

One day I'll get a scabbard for my horse; but I need a left handed one!

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[Scharfschuetze]

Nice rifles and carbines above!

My collection of Trapdoors in 50/70 and 45/70. All have good bores and get fired time to time with both BP and smokeless loads.

The Rolling Block is a Model 1870 in 50/70 manufactured at Springfield Armory for the US Navy.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

Nice!

[Scharfschuetze]

Nice!

Thanks!

[justashooter]

Very nice. That RRB would be crazy long with that bayonet installed.

for stopping a cavalry charge...lancer style.

[bullet maker 57]

All beautiful rifles. I will have to post a picture of my Wrendl.