Here is another Brit military that is not in most collections.  An Alexander Henry trials rifle. made in May 1869, subcontracted from AH by BSA.  Caliber is .450 Boxer-Henry Long.  The original cartridges were composite brass & paper, like an old paper shotgun shell.  Cartridges were too long to function in the Martini action, but the Brits liked the load, 84 gr Fg and a 480 grain bullet, so the .577/450 Martini-Henry was dreamed up.

I fireform .450 3 1/4" BPE thin rim cases from Jamison International and they work well, probably better than the 1869 originals.  I know why they put all those retaining springs on bands and cleaning rods. This rifle has none of those and everything comes loose at every shot.

I have shot this rifle in two 1,000 yard 10-shot "hit or miss" matches.  2 hits on a 6-foot steel disk out of 20 shots fired for record.  Big purple bruise on my arm.

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