The Gahendra Rifle is a
.577/450 Martini–Henry breech loading military rifle manufactured by gunsmiths of the
Nepal Army
The Nepali Army ( ne, नेपाली सेना, translit=Nēpālī Sēnā), technically the Gorkhali Army ( ne, गोरखाली सेना, translit=Gōrakhālī Sēnā, label=none; see ''Gorkhas''), is the land service branch ...
under the direction of General
Gehendra Shamsher JBR
Gehendra Shumsher ( ne, गेहेन्द्र शमशेर, 1871–1906) was a Nepali innovator, firearm designer, and general in the then Nepali Army. He was the eldest son of Bir Shumsher, the third prime minister of the Rana dynast ...
in the early 1880s.
The design is a modified version of the 1869
Westley Richards
Westley Richards is a British manufacturer of guns and rifles and also a well established gunsmith. The company was founded in 1812 by William Westley Richards, who was responsible for the early innovation of many rifles used in wars featuring ...
patented design.
References
Early rifles
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