A .577/.450 CALIBRE MARTINI HENRY BREECH-LOADING CARBINE BY FIELD RIFLE COMPANY, BIRMINGHAM, ADAPTED FOR USE IN YEMEN, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND A RARE AFRICAN DECORATED HIDE HOLSTER, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first of regulation specifications, with sighted barrel, dated action (rubbed), carved stock of traditional form enriched with numerous nails, and the fore-end retained by decorative silver and brass bands, together with contemporary stitched hide holster, decorated with bands of metal beads and coloured tassels (small tears and losses) the first: 61.0 cm; 24 in barrel (2)