Weedon Markings
Weapon Specification
Weapon Overview
The Royal Small Arms store was sited at Weedon Bec, near Northampton. Weedon contained 375,000 Martini Henry rifles in 1877, Prior to issue, the rifles were dated, in this instance June 1882. The rifle it came from was an early Mk11 dated 1876, showing it was 6+ years in store before issue.