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10th April 2004	Martini Henry MK 11 By Russell Hartley - Jones Can anyone direct me to the whereabouts of purchasing a De-activate Martini Henry MK11. I would be very grateful for any help.
Date	Replies
11th April 2004	Adrian Whiting Russell, If you are resident in UK you will be able to possess one without it needing to be deactivated. I would venture to go so far as to say it is better to preserve such items as they are, and not subject them to deactivation anyway - it will certainly decrease the value. If you would like to e-mail me off forum I will gladly try and help you. Thanks Adrian
11th April 2004	Bill Cainan Russell I've sent you an EMail direct suggesting a source from which you shouldbe able to obtain a MkII Martini-Henry rifle. I echo Adrian's sentiments above. Good luck Bill
12th April 2004	David Alan Gardner Hi Bill, Would you mind emailing me with the source too? David
13th April 2004	Neil Aspinshaw Try W H Smiths, they sell a magazine called Gun Mart, the rear sections do have a good classifieds section. You often find Martinis for sale, but be prepared for big spondulux ��'s The last de-ac I saw was a MK111 at �300. The magazine has some good website inks, don,t bother trying to type in MH on a search engine, apart from a few interesting sites, there is alot about an obscure rock band called the martini henry's. P.s. I am on the lookout for an early lee-metford if anyone is in the know? Neil
13th April 2004	David Gardner Thanks Bill
18th April 2004	Ian I saw some nice early mkii examples, in original condition, recently at Farnham militaria fair, Victorian Militaria had them. I have their contact number if anyone requires it.
7th December 2004	duncan There is a huge auction of zulu war militaria on 14 Dec at Anderson and Garland auctioneers in Newcastle pon tyne, all from the private collection of dennis slack