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| ''[[Heroes of Shipka (Geroite na Shipka)]]'' || || Turkish soldiers || Peabody-Martini || 1955
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| ''[[Zulu (1964)|Zulu]]'' || [[Michael Caine]] || Lt. Gonville Bromhead ||  || 1964
| ''[[Zulu (1964)|Zulu]]'' || [[Michael Caine]] || Lt. Gonville Bromhead ||  || 1964

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Martini-Henry Mk. I (1871-1876) - .577-.450 caliber
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Martini-Henry Mk. II (1877-1881) - .577-.450 caliber
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Martini-Henry Mk. III (1881-1888) - .577-.450 caliber
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Martini-Henry Mk. IV (1888-1889) - .577-.450 caliber
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Martini-Henry Carbine 1881 - .577-.450 caliber
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Martini-Henry "Sporter" modified by the famous London gunsmith J. Rigby - .577-.450 caliber
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"Arabized" Martini Henry with belt and foil cartridges - .577-.450 caliber

The Martini-Henry is a lever-action breech loading rifle developed as a quick loading cartridge rifle for use with the British Army. The weapon saw extensive service in the Zulu conflict and remained in use until it was phased out by bolt action Enfield repeating rifles and Maxim machine guns. It uses a unique bullet, a cartridge built using a .577 brass casing pinched down onto a .45 caliber .450 bullet to fit the chamber. The head spacing in the chamber must have been pretty poor to fit a round with several crimps in the case, but it proved reliable and effective for the time it served.


The Martini-Henry Rifle Series and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Heroes of Shipka (Geroite na Shipka) Turkish soldiers Peabody-Martini 1955
Zulu Michael Caine Lt. Gonville Bromhead 1964
Zulu British soldiers 1964
Zulu Zulu warriors Carbine version 1964
Khartoum British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists 1966
The Naked Prey Cornel Wilde The Man 1966
The Naked Prey Soldiers 1966
Young Winston Simon Ward Winston Churchill 1972
Young Winston Sikh soldiers 1972
R.A.S. Jean-François Balmer Raymond Dax "Arabized" version, confiscated in Algerian village. 1974
Jaws Robert Shaw Quint W.W. Greener Harpoon gun, based on the Martini-Henry action 1975
The Wind and the Lion Brian Keith President Teddy Roosevelt Sporter version 1975
The Man Who Would be King Sean Connery Danny Dravot 1975
The Man Who Would be King Michael Caine Peachy Carnehan 1975
The Man Who Would be King Native soldiers 1975
The Thirty Nine Steps police carbine 1978
The Thirty Nine Steps police Artillery carbine 1978
The Thirty Nine Steps Robert Powell Hannay Artillery carbine 1978
Slavers Ron Ely Steve Hamilton Mk. II 1978
Slavers Ray Milland Hassan "Arabized" version, Mk. II 1978
Slavers Various characters "Arabized" version, Mk. II 1978
Zulu Dawn Bob Hoskins CSM Williams 1979
Zulu Dawn Paul Copley Corporal Storey 1979
Zulu Dawn British soldiers Rifle and carbine versions 1979
Gandhi South African guards 1982
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The Thuggees 1984
The Art of Living in Odessa (Iskusstvo zhit v Odesse) Sergey Migitsko Monya Artillerist Sawn-off rifle with pistol grip 1989
Shadow of the Wolf Lou Diamond Phillips Agaguk 1992
Shadow of the Wolf Jennifer Tilly Igiyook 1992
Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon Daphne Zuniga Minha 1969
Adam Baldwin Roja
The Jungle Book Native soldiers 1994
Waterworld Kevin Costner The Mariner Mocked as a grappling hook rifle 1995
The Ghost and the Darkness Brian McCardie Angus Starling 1996
The Ghost and the Darkness Various characters 1996
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter . Mexican soldiers Carbine 2000
The Lost World Tom Ward John Roxton Rifles with short fore-ends 2001
The Lost World Tamati Rice Achille (briefly) 2001
The Four Feathers Heath Ledger Harry Faversham 2002
The Four Feathers Wes Bentley Jack Durrance 2002
The Four Feathers British soldiers 2002
Ned Kelly Police 2003
The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit) Turkish soldiers 2005
The Wolfman Michael Cronin Dr. Lloyd Mk. III Sporterized 2010
The Wolfman Benicio del Toro Lawrence Tablot Mk. III Sporterized 2010
The Wolfman Anthony Hopkins John Talbot Mk. III Sporterized 2010
The Wolfman Policemen Mk. IV 2010
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows Paul Anderson Sebastian Moran Heavily customized Sporter 2011

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Ripper Street Various Armed robbers Martini-Enfield Artillery Carbine / "The Weight of One Man's Heart" (S01E05) 2013

See Also