[Jeff Higgins]

Very nice, tabby. I've always liked the Martinis. They are pretty much as ubiquitous to British firearms history and lore as the lever gun is to ours, being produced in just about any caliber one can imagine and in guises suitable for the commoner to a king. Plus, they filled a roll for which our lever gun was deemed unsuitable - that as a battle rifle. Oh, some may say it was closer to our Trapdoor, being a single shot and everything, but I would respectfully disagree. The Trapdoor was very, very limited in variety of configuration and chambering. The Martini knew no such limits.