Thread: Enfield barrel on a Martini and vice versa

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings Again,
I did a bit of digging and found that Martini Enfield barrels were fitted to some early Lee Enfields, about 1900 to 1902. Some of these are both rare and pricy so best to do nothing until you know what you have. Search "The New Zealand Carbine" by John Milligan.
Regards Grandpamac.

The NZ Carbine barrels are different, I have one and I've compared them side by side. The flat part of the knoxform at 12 o'clock is only about a third as long on the NZ carbine barrel before it transitions to the rounded section, for example.