Gahendra Rifle
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Gahendra Rifle | |
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![]() Gahendra Rifle | |
Place of origin | Nepal |
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Production history | |
Manufacturer | Nepal Army |
Produced | 1880s |
Specifications | |
Length | 49.5 in (126 cm) |
Barrel length | 33 in (84 cm) |
Cartridge | .577/450 Martini–Henry |
Barrels | 1 |
Action | Martini Falling Block |
Feed system | Single-shot |
The Gahendra Rifle is a .577/450 Martini–Henry breech loading military rifle manufactured by gunsmiths of the Nepal Army under the direction of General Gehendra Shamsher JBR in the early 1880s.[1] The design is a modified version of the 1869 Westley Richards patented design.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fadala, Sam (2006). The Complete Blackpowder Handbook. Gun Digest Books. p. 357. ISBN 0-89689-390-1.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Walters, John (2005). Guns of the Gurkhas. Tharston Press. ISBN 978-0946696451.