Original Honorable East India Company Grouping of Sir Nathaniel Dance - Named Sword, Signed Letter, Original Print Price_$-030 - $50 577/450 Martini–Henry

577/450 Martini–Henry

The heads have the distinctive hole in the upper corner

the design of this helmet is actually a WW2 German creation initially laid down in 1942

is a German recoil-operated air-cooled machine gun

the manufacturer

Original Honorable East India Company Grouping of Sir Nathaniel Dance - Named Sword, Signed Letter, Original Print Price_$-030 - $50 577/450 Martini–HenryOriginal Item: One of a kind: Born in 1748 Nathaniel Dance became a naval officer in the Honorable East India Company making numerous voyages between England and India over a more than 30 year period. Finally, on what was to be his last tour, he was appointed Commodore of an enormous Company Fleet of Merchantmen in 1804. Being aware of French Rear Admiral Comte de Linois with a squadron of French men o war were raiding the British sea lanes, Dance