Martini-Henry Cadet Carbine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf firearm
gptkbp:action Martini_action
gptkbp:barrelLength 22 inches
steel
rifled barrel
gptkbp:caliber .577/450
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1876
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentStatus collectible
gptkbp:design lightweight design
influenced later rifles
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:William_Ellis_Metford
gptkbp:famousFor military collectors
gptkbp:historicalContext used by cadets for training
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Victorian era
training purposes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used in colonial conflicts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martini-Henry Cadet Carbine
gptkbp:length 39 inches
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 1,300 feet per second
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notable_player manual operation
gptkbp:notableFeature shortened barrel
Cadet rifle
gptkbp:notableUsers British_cadets
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 10,000
gptkbp:operatingHours falling block
gptkbp:operationalRange 500 yards
gptkbp:originalPurpose youth training
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Royal_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:Enfield_Lock
gptkbp:productionYears 1876-1880
gptkbp:rateOfFire single shot
gptkbp:replacedBy Lee-Metford rifle
gptkbp:safety manual safety
gptkbp:safetyFeatures safety catch
gptkbp:services single cartridge
gptkbp:sights iron sights
open sights
gptkbp:stockSymbol wood
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkbp:triggerType single-stage
hammer-fired
gptkbp:type single-shot rifle
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Second_Boer_War
Second Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Martini-Henry_rifle
gptkbp:weight 8.5 pounds
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1876