MK I Martini-Upper Canada College
Just picked up another Canadian treasure;MK I Martini with butt stamped UCC 1915Upper Canada CollegeFirst thoughts to me is this Martini has never been fired,Parade use, yes.The bore and chamber are...
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Lovely find, well done.....will you be the first to shoot it?
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I'm torn on that. My thoughts right now, no. Well,,,,, maybe! I'm lost somewhere between being a (Collector first, then a Shooter) or is that a (Shooter first, then a Collector)
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Which one of the Cadets is carrying your rifle!. Shoot it, no harm will come to its collectible value.
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You could always save it, then go big game hunting in South Africa and have the first shot ever fired from it be on an expedition worth telling your grand kids about someday. If you can't afford a...
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That is a real beauty. Shoot it. Nothing worse than 140 year old virgin!
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L' Cadet, It would be a very bad time to fire the first shot, when one got to Africa or elsewhere hunting! Not sighted in is a poor way to start. WW, Very Nice clean arm. There is no way to tell if it...
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DD I cant quite make out the serial number but I think the cadet on the left has his rifle
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That's a mighty nice looking 'Canadian Cache' Mk I ! Thanks for sharing and including the UCC photos. Quick question - Will the head of your clearing rod fit into the bore?I have a 'Canadian Cache'...
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Quick question - Will the head of your clearing rod fit into the bore?No, it will not fit.Serial number is #5938I don't live too far away from Upper Canada College.I am researching their use of these...
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Thanks for your quick reply. My Mark I is # I-3276 and marked HCC (Highland Cadet Corps - Montreal). Check your two Mark I s for two little dimple (punch) marks, on each side of the barrel, at the...
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Pukka Bundook, point taken and conceded to you. In lieu of a South African expedition, perhaps you might try finding some original Zulu war era ammo and let that be the first thing the gun ever fires...
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Check your two Mark I s for two little dimple (punch) marks, on each side of the barrel, at the wood line by the rear sight. Yes , both MK I's have the two dimples on the sides.
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Wireless: Thanks for confirming those 'punch marks' on the barrel at the sight. They are not on my 1878 Mark II or 1883 Mark III. The dimples are just present on earlier M-H Rifles. I believe it...
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Possibly the cleaning rod heads are too large to stop cadets poking steel rods down perfectly good bores. By this date they may have been using pull throughs to clean. I know I do.
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I was told that Upper Canada College had over one hundred MK I's issued to them sometime in the late 1800's. The school was formed in 1829 in Toronto, Ontario Canada.They worked hand in hand with the...
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Wireless: I assumed you must be an Amature Radio Operator with your 'handle'. In regard to early M-H rods, I guess the 'head' was intended to be a handle rather than a jag. The screw on implements...
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Agree with the cleaning/clearing rod - my did not fit in the barrel too of my MH MKI; I believe they are known as the trials rods? - correct me if I am wrong here. They also sit a little further back...
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