Gahendra Rifle

Gahendra Rifle
Gahendra Rifle
Place of originNepal
Service history
In service1880 — Present
Used by   Nepal
Production history
ManufacturerNepal Army
Produced1880s
Specifications
Length49.5 in (126 cm)
Barrel length33 in (84 cm)
Cartridge.577/450 Martini–Henry
Barrels1
ActionMartini Falling Block
Feed systemSingle-shot

The Gahendra Rifle is a .577/450 Martini–Henry breech loading military rifle manufactured by gunsmiths of the Nepal Army under the direction of General Gehendra Shamsher JBR in the early 1880s. The design is a modified version of the 1869 Westley Richards patented design.

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