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gptkbp:instanceOf
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firearm
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gptkbp:action
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falling block
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:Martini-Henry_cartridge
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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76 cm
rifled barrel
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gptkbp:caliber
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.450
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1866
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:William_Ellis_Metford
influenced later breech-loading rifles
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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used in colonial conflicts
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first breech-loading rifle adopted by the British Army
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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.450 Martini-Henry Mk I
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gptkbp:length
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1,200 mm
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gptkbp:material
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steel
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gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
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610 m/s
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkb:First_Boer_War
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Anglo-Zulu War
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gptkbp:notableUsers
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gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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500 m
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:productionLocation
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gptkb:Birmingham
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1871-1888
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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10 rounds per minute
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:.303_British_Lee-Metford_rifle
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gptkbp:safety
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manual safety
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gptkbp:services
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single-shot
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gptkbp:sights
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iron sights
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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wood
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Martini-Henry_Mk_II
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gptkbp:triggerType
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single-stage
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gptkbp:type
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single-shot rifle
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:userCountries
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:Martini-Henry_Mk_II
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gptkbp:weight
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4.1 kg
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1871
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