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The podcast for military history geeks and people with a passion for good stories. We focus on British and Commonwealth military history from the birth of the redcoat era through to modern warfare.
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Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
EPISODE 7.
In this episode Chris, the Editor of Redcoat History chats in-depth with Rob from the hugely popular Britishmuzzleloaders YouTube channel about the Martini-Henry Rifle.
The Martini-Henry breech-loading Rifle was a very significant weapon of its era and was one of the reasons that the British were so successful in the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879.
Rob really knows his stuff and in this episode, everything about the weapon is covered: its history; its calibre; how it changed battlefield tactics and what it's like to shoot.
So put down your orange mocha frappucino, shave off your hipster beard and pick up a weapon - it's time to make a man of you.
PS before you do that you may want to check out Rob's YouTube channel which is mind-blowingly good - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK-MdBJJw-0glJZgw8dO1Ag
4 years ago
12 a minute wasn’t the point..the close quarters action required 2-3 as fast as possible plus bayonet…
4 years ago
Would slightly question the hitting of target as only criterion. Depends a bit of strategy of unit ..napoleonic line firing was not always targeted …in Zulu war began to see other than volley fire