British Martini-Henry Mk I Striker, British Marked Russian Ordnance included as standard equipment with

included as standard equipment with the M3 light tanks obtained through Lend-Lease

However THIS is only one of two known existing examples that were specially produced as a "waterproof" model

they wont seat completely

the caps were more popular with everyone that led to the Daisy Mae being declared limited standard in 1943 then gradually phased out

IMA is very fortunate to have found just a few of these very rare and historically significant rucksacks

British Martini-Henry Mk I Striker, British Marked Russian Ordnance included as standard equipment withOriginal Item: The first striker issued with the early Martini Henry rifles was the Mk I. It immediately turned out to be too fragile, and before the initial field testing of the Martini was done, the Mk I was replaced with a strengthened version, the Mk II. The Mk I was in use for such a very short time that it may be the rarest Martini component part. IMA has found a very, very few original British Mk I strikers among the Mk II and Mk III Martini