----------------------------------+----------+-----------+----------- | | MARTINI | ENFIELD- | SNIDER. | HENRY. | MARTINI. ----------------------------------+----------+-----------+----------- RIFLE. | | | | | | Length of Barrel | 39in. | 33³⁄₁₆in. | 33³⁄₁₆in. Length over all |4ft. 7in. |4ft. 1½in. |4ft. 1½in. Length with Bayonet |6ft. ½in. |5ft. 11½in.|5ft. 11½in. Weight with Bayonet |9lb. 14oz.| 9lb. 14oz.|10lb. 4oz. Weight without Bayonet | 9lb. | 9lb. | 9lb. 6oz. No. of Grooves in Barrel | 3 | 7 | 7 Calibre | .577 | .45 | .4 Twist of Rifling 1 turn in | 78in. | 22in. | 15in. Velocity of Muzzle per second | 1240ft. | 1315ft. | 1570ft. Trajectory at 500 yards | 11.35ft. | 8.594ft. | 6.704ft. Figure of Merit at 500 yards | 0.89ft. | 0.55ft. | 0.30ft. | | | AMMUNITION. | | | | | | Weight of Loaded Cartridge, grains| 715 | 758 | 718 Powder ” | 70 | 85 | 85 Bullet ” | 480 | 480 | 384 ----------------------------------+----------+-----------+----------- DESCRIPTION OF ARMS USED BY OTHER COUNTRIES. ------------------+--------------------------+--------- COUNTRY. | DESCRIPTION. | CALIBRE. ------------------+--------------------------+--------- America, U.S. | Springfield | ·450 Austria | Werndl | ·433 Belgium | Albini Braendlin | Denmark | Remington | ·433 Egypt | Remington | ·433 France | Gras | ·433 France | Kropatschek Magazine Gun | | in Navy | ·433 Germany | Mauser | ·433 Greece | Gras | ·433 Holland | Beaumont | ·433 Italy | Vetterli | ·408 Norway and Sweden | Jarman | ·397 Portugal | Martini Henry | ·450 Roumania | Peabody Martini | ·450 Russia | Berdan | ·420 Servia | Berdan | ·420 Spain | Remington | ·433 Switzerland | Vetterli Magazine | ·409 Turkey | Peabody Martini | ·450 ------------------+--------------------------+---------