Original Martini-Henry Rifle Short Cocking Indicator for MkIII, MKIV Rifles MG 13 which protected the front of

which protected the front of the thin-walled water jacket (made from sheet steel) from shrapnel

this is from the Greeneville Sun (Tennessee):

To equip this unit on the October 17th

This battle considered the turning point of the Anglo-Zulu War showed that disciplined volley fire from Martini Henry Rifles were very capable of breaking a formidably greater Zulu force

These were much larger

Original Martini-Henry Rifle Short Cocking Indicator for MkIII, MKIV Rifles MG 13 which protected the front ofOriginal Item: Officially known as the Mk III cocking indicator this is the short later indicator. Designed for Mk3 4 rifles, IC1 carbines, M. E & M. M .