Original Nepalese Gahendra .577/.450 Martini 2nd Model "Improved" Rifle Brown Bess on the reverse it reads:

on the reverse it reads:

marked with Size 56 under the crown diamond

The spout has 3 different notches for powder charge size

with a mobile/canted Swas (swas) in the center

The visor has a subtly raised lip to the top of the forward edge and a row of reinforcement stitching to the bottom of the forward edge

Original Nepalese Gahendra .577/.450 Martini 2nd Model "Improved" Rifle Brown Bess on the reverse it reads:Original Item: One of a kind. Just purchased back from a private collector! This is a very nice 2nd Model Gahendra Rifle, usually known as the IMPROVED GEHENDRA. These late developed models were last made in the mid 1890s, until Great Britain started supplying Short Lever Mark 2 Martini Rifles in 1894. This was followed by Long Lever Mark 4 Martini Henry Rifle in 1904 and 1908. There were very few "Improved " Gahendra rifles made and they have always