Technical Specifications

Type	Service rifle · Shotgun (Greener Prison Variant)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Various
Designer	Friedrich von Martini
Designed	1870
Produced	1871–1889
In service	1871–1918
Used by	See Users
No. built	approx. 500,000–1,000,000
Variants	Martini–Henry Carbine · Greener Prison Shotgun · Gahendra rifle
Weight	8 lb (unloaded), 9 lb (with sword bayonet)
Length	49 in
Barrel length	33.22 in
Cartridge	.577/450 Boxer-Henry · .577/450 Martini–Henry · .303 British · 11.43×55R (Ottoman) · 11.43×59R (Romanian) · 7.65×53 (Ottoman)
Action	Martini Falling Block
Feed	Single-shot
Muzzle velocity	1300 ft/s
Rate of fire	12 rounds/minute
Range	400 yd
Maximum range	1900 yd

Data from Martini–Henry (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum).

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