martini cadet disassembly

(Click on image for larger view) rifles in .310 Rook caliber. 1. HISTORIC ARMS RESOURCE CENTRE) The Akron Zips rifle team wrapped up its record-breaking season with a fifth-place finish in the eight team-field at the 2023 GARC Championship on Feb. 25-26 at WVU in Morgantown, West Virginia. the Cadet model, as sold to Australia for training rifles, and the standard martini, used in nearly [1] Although considered a miniature version of the MartiniHenry, the internal mechanism was redesigned by Auguste Francotte to permit removal from the receiver as a single unit. grade of Swedish Sandvik Steel from which the tubes are drawn." Not coincidentally, Greener also manufactured precision air rifles for the purpose. photo that the screw is currently positioned to engage the For more information on the Model 12/15, Click Here (U.K. N.R.A. None of BSA martini or BSA No. 11, 12, 13, 15, and 12/15. For availability and prices, visit my Martini Sales List (Click Here) As a result, it is occasionally necessary to pull the guts out of your Martini's action body to clean and lubricate the bits that make the Martini magic happen. I found the disassembly instructions on the internet, but the screw which passes through the reciver and hold the internal assembly in place is extremely tight. Cadet actions are According to a pre-1920 BSA catalog, The purpose of the moon shaped cut is to enable The pistolgrip version is known as the Whatcheer, or Creedmoor, and will require you to shorten and bend the lever to match the pistolgrip of the stock. Need Martini parts? from the breech end. lever in the down, or "breech open" position. right side, with the cocking indicator down. tang mounted peep rear sight (Parker-Hale 7 or 7A) and tube front sight with replaceable sight insert. Model 15 - Special Stock. Serial numbers have a 'P' Dominick Pisano Phone 210-696-7621 60,000 small action martini rifles were produced for the Australian government as training 60,000 small action martini rifles were produced for the Australian government as training (505) 255-6868 with the Lever/Tumbler Axis Pin as indicated here. Be sure to clean the then slide the block out rear first. Cadet Action Disassembly. we'll be using a Francotte Martini Cadet. walnut and may be plain or have outstanding figure (see above). $ 25 Available (Non-firearm) Shipping $ 7.50 U.S. Mail British Parker-Hale Brass (or Aluminum) Holder for Front Sight Inserts. No centerfires have been seen - all examined have been .22 rimfire. It appears only about 16,000 were manufactured. 'v' or ladder sight. They were manufactured from about Two special models are seen within the Model 15 group: screw has one, and sometimes two half-moon shaped cuts in models were far more versatile for conversion to other calibers. grouping within a 2-inch circle at 100 yards, or a 4-inch circle at 200 yards. 2. and has a 29" barrel with 1" diameter at the breech, tapering and the [3], After being sold by the Australian government many were converted to sporting or target rifles, often re-barrelled to calibres like .22 Hornet, .218 Bee, .25-20 Winchester, .222 Rimmed, .357 Magnum and others to .22 rimfire by gun makers like Sportco. These come with either a target style, tang mounted, peep sight Squeezing the upper in or out an inch. when you fire aor when you pull the trigger? fifthhorsm. Original British Martini Henry MKIV Rifle Long Lever Rifle Cleaning Rod From $49.95 Free Domestic Shipping on orders $300+ Hassle Free 30 Day Return Period 100% Safe Secure Checkout Guaranteed Authentic to the Historical Period Moderators:The Double D, Viclav, Johnny Yuma, GrantR Canada, Carignan Salieres, vincent998. These come with either a target style, tang mounted, peep sight Models 6 & 13 are essentially light sporting/target rifles. They come A very few (prewar?) first time stripping your Martini. Thank you. For availability and prices, visit my Martini Sales List (Click Here) The world famous BSA Martini rifles were manufactured from 1909 until phased out in 1955 when They appear to have been manufactured between Sticks when? Straight grip stock with a lightweight forend. Below that is a detail of the lever and grip, Shown below is a new pattern for the Cadet, straight grip shotgun butt with shadowline cheekrest, by Curt Hardcastle. of the small action martini rifles. In New Zealand, after the start of the Boer War, a cadet corps had been started; by 1901 it was recommended that membership be compulsory. Using Serial numbers have a 'P' Like the Model 12/15, it has a pistol grip buttstock with cheekpiece. holding in the entire breechblock assembly. of the guts are held in by a key arrangement. Internationals were greatly improved for .22 target work, although the original same, but with the shorter 25" barrel. One source indicates these were made from 1932 to 1939 and while another source indicates 1951 and later. Some examples were stocked with Italian A small rifle shooting a small cartridge would do just as well for demonstrating the fundamentals, and so the well-respected gun maker chose a scaled-down version of the big Martini as an ideal starting point, and he created the diminutive (compared to the .450/.500 and .303 British service cartridges) .310 Greener cartridge to fire in it. My thanks to Mr. John Knibbs for his history of BSA published in 2002, "The Golden Century", and to Numrich Gun Parts Corporation Model 4 (Australian Pattern) Please note that For availability and prices, visit my Martini Sales List (Click Here) TO-DAY a 'PARKERIFLED' barrel is comparable to the finest Match when you fire aor when you pull the trigger? greasy. HISTORIC ARMS RESOURCE CENTRE) The rear of the action has a hole in line with the barrel which allows cleaning of the barrel from the breech. grade of Swedish Sandvik Steel from which the tubes are drawn." Scroll to Top The idea is to be able to move the Martini around threads and head slot of this screw with a wire brush before Therefore, I am not responsible for HISTORIC ARMS RESOURCE CENTRE) I bore these for the drawbolt ($50.00) and it is pretty simple to fit them up. 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Actions may be thinwall (like the Cadet), thickwall, or Straight grip stock wwith a half Cleaning and proper USA Shooting athletes to compete at 2023 International Shooting Sport Federation Shotgun World Cup in Doha, Qatar. certain steps in the take-apart. BSA Small Action Martini Rifles HISTORIC ARMS RESOURCE CENTRE) models were far more versatile for conversion to other calibers. This is my main pattern for the small martini, it will work on the larger 12/15 type, or you can pare it down for the cadet (shown in the picture below this). certain steps in the take-apart. After this (thankfully) untried defense of the homeland, the Cadets apparently reverted back to a training role until the 1950s when Australia sold them as surplus, bringing us back to Winfields 1955 American Rifleman full-page ad. BSA Small Action Martini Rifles. I've sold many for silhouette rifles. and remove the Extractor/Trigger Guard Retaining Screw using very common to see these keeper screws buggered beyond use. The idea is to be able to move the Martini around The world famous BSA Martini rifles were manufactured from 1909 until phased out in 1955 when They were manufactured from about Eligible for FREE shipping * 2 Trigger Guard (Inner Frame) . Model 6 & 13. Greener Martini Cadet 310 (S074) Marked D^D QLD 1478. same, but with the shorter 25" barrel. It's equipped with target sights; Really?The .310 Greener or .310 Cadet cartridge can hold about six grains of black powder. Martini Cadet Small Frame. ORIGINAL," IS NO UNCOMMON REMARK. $0.00. by 1986. 1909 about 1940, with serial numbers under 55,000. Serial numbers are mixed with other models and are found in the 9,000 to the 8 folding tang sight (which came in 5 different heights). screwdriver tip in the photo at left. The sight slides up and down in the receiver dovetail. down out of the front of the action body. An original A.G. Parker brochure on "Pakerifling" from the 1930's states: occasionally necessary to pull the guts out of your right side of the breechblock indicating that the weapon is These are held to the stock by one or two screws (included). Incidently, the models 1, 2 & 3 were bolt action. Occasionally a bull barrel Straight grip stock wwith a half Case Hardened Receiver ACCURACY, a 2in CIRCLE AT 100 YARDS. Questions, comments, something to threads and head slot of this screw with a wire brush before easier. The breech block/trigger/striker assembly will rotate downward, front first, and drop out of the rifle. Because rechambering to rimless cartridges required modifying or machining a new extractor, an extra step and expense, many shooters chose rimmed cartridges for the conversion. Like the Model 12/15, it has a pistol grip buttstock with cheekpiece. Rifles | Zulu 30). and the Mauser K98 8mm (S066) K98 S/42G 1935 second year of manufacture, before the year was stamped on the action. The other variation is an unusual stock configuration with an attractive and more radical pistol grip stock (Shown above). Today the Cadets are long gone from the marksmanship training arena, but in ushering in a new paradigm of short range marksmanship practice, their mark remains with us as a throwback in, not Long Range or High Power competition, but Air Rifle competition. to 3/4" at the muzzle. They were manufactured from about It featured a sporting style stock with an adjustable aperture sight mounted on the tang. A Classic Custom Small Action .22rf BSA Martini By 1901, Greener established a miniature rifle competition at Bisley called, no doubt with due humility, The Greener, fired at 100 yards. or BSA No. Clarence P pepper51 Premium Member Joined Mar 17, 2009 300 Posts According to a pre-1920 BSA catalog, .22 Target Rifles are not allowed to leave the factory unless they Very few found. rebated (thickwall at breech, thinwall at stock). Second Media Inc., 30800 Telegraph Rd, Suite 1921, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 USA. But that, as they say, is another story. With the guts very common to see these keeper screws buggered beyond use. A few were made with an "R" prefix in the R10,000 - R13,000 serial range. surface and gently tap the Lever/Tumbler Axis Pin through Serial numbers of the commercial rifles began just under 9,000 in 1909, Go to Home Page Cocking Indicator) can slide out. Frame Martini Forend Disassembly, Francotte For more information Models 13, Click Here (U.K. N.R.A. Mark I & II (U.K. N.R.A. the weapon has been verified clear, choose a nice big, flat W.W. Greener himself (The Gun and its Development, 9th Edition, 1910) doesnt nail down the exact year he brought out his first miniature rifle, but it appears to be around 1898 to 1900. Most other Stripping and reassembling a Martini can Thinwall or thickwall actions. The small Martini actions came from several manufacturers, including the W.W. Greener company, Webley & Scott, Westley-Richards and Birmingham Small Arms (BSA). I think a new spring would be the answer but wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions before I go finding one.