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thinreadline
5th July 2012, 12:16 PM
Hi there
I have a British Martini Rifle but re issued to Nepal .. it has some writing on it that I would love to understand , can any member help ?
Berkley
5th July 2012, 11:18 PM
I don't read Nepali, but thanks to the excellent Appendix on Unit Markings in John Walter's Guns of the Gurkhas I believe the Devanagari characters on the trigger guard of your Martini mean:
Gorakhdal Company
No. 8
Gorakhdal Company was one of many independent companies of the Royal Nepalese Army. It was formed in 1880. The number is either a rack number given to the weapon, or the number of an individual rifleman to whom the weapon was assigned.
thinreadline
6th July 2012, 12:49 AM
I don't read Nepali, but thanks to the excellent Appendix on Unit Markings in John Walter's Guns of the Gurkhas I believe the Devanagari characters on the trigger guard of your Martini mean:
Gorakhdal Company
No. 8
Gorakhdal Company was one of many independent companies of the Royal Nepalese Army. It was formed in 1880. The number is either a rack number given to the weapon, or the number of an individual rifleman to whom the weapon was assigned.
Well thank you so much , that is marvellous. This is why I love this site ! Excellent .
Dom
6th July 2012, 01:45 AM
I don't read Nepali, but thanks to the excellent Appendix on Unit Markings in John Walter's Guns of the Gurkhas I believe the Devanagari characters on the trigger guard of your Martini mean:
Gorakhdal Company
No. 8
CONGRATULATIONS :D
I'm really amazed ... and you don't read Nepali :eek:
best regards
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Dom
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