Official weight and dimensions (from The Boxer Cartridge in the British Service by B. A. Temple)
- Weight: 480 gn (31.1 g)
- Diameter: 0.450 in (11.4 mm)
- Length: 1.270 in (32.2 mm)
Mark 1 and 2 Martini Henry bullet
- Weight: 470 gn (30.4 g)
- Diameter: 0.451 in (11.5 mm)
- Length: 1.222 in (31 mm)
This mark 1 or 2 type bullet shows clearly the distinctive Henry rifling engraved upon it. Despite being manufactured in a bullet press, Martini Henry bullets do not appear to have the large press ejector mark that is so noticeable on the P53 Enfield bullets. The cannelure on this bullet does not appear to be knurled.
Mark 1 and 2 Martini Henry bullet
- Weight: 470 gn (30.4 g)
- Diameter: 0.452 in (11.5 mm)
- Length: 1.219 in (31 mm)
Another mark 1 or 2 bullet, again with no knurling in the cannelure.
Likely mark 1 and 2 Martini-Henry bullet
- Weight: 467 gn (30.2 g)
- Diameter: 0.447 in (11.4 mm)
- Length: 1.232 in (31.3 mm)
This bullet appears to have no cannelure at all, which is not a format of bullet seen for the Martini-Henry rifle. In fact there is the very slightest trace of a cannelure so it must be that during the set-up of the bullet, the cannelure has almost been completely ironed out. Why this should be the case on this example and not others is unclear, but it should be borne in mind that what appears to be a mark 1 or 2 bullet, due to its single cannelure, may be a mark 3 suffering from extreme set-up.
mark 1 (1871) and 2 (1872)
mark 4 (1874) and carbine mark 1 (1877), 2 (1878) and 3 (1879)
