The Martini-Henry For Queen And Empire by Neil Aspinshaw German Field Gear Sadly this has resulted in

Sadly this has resulted in the Joslyn firearms company being known more for their litigation than for the actual firearms they produced

a 17th century British gunmaker who worked from about 1670 to 1690

This is an exceptionally nice and honest bone-handled 23 inch long Naval Officer's dirk with an 18 inch curved blade

The drag of the scabbard is marked G

Marshal Saxe wished to arm the French cavalry with a blade of a triangular cross section so as to make the use of the point obligatory

The Martini-Henry For Queen And Empire by Neil Aspinshaw German Field Gear Sadly this has resulted inThe Martini Henry For Queen And Empire; The British military Martini Henry, Martini Metford and Martini Enfield rifles and carbines; the definitive history of their development and service, 1869 1904 by Neil Aspinshaw. Hardcover laminated "wipe clean" printed case; 11 1 8" x 8 3 4", 256 pages, 260 full color illustrations. ISBN 978 0 9960731 2 7. Published by the Tharston Press, an imprint of International Military Antiques, Inc. When the Martini