During a recent metal detecting trip for the Princess Royal Fortress Museum at Mt Adelaide Albany Western Australia the following item was recovered utilising a Minelab Equinox 800 fitted with a six inch coil. The area is extremely trashy with pieces of iron, weathered and rusted metal cans and other corroded debris. The Equinox 800 with the Minelab six inch coil is ideally suited for searching in this type of terrain and can easily distinguish non-ferrous worthwhile targets amongst the ferrous trash.
The MkI Brass muzzle protector for the Martini Henry Rifle was introduced in 1874 to protect the front sight from damage when carried by the troops. The protector has no rim and a solid end, the MkI protector was issued as standard with all rifles. Measures: 53mm long x 66mm circumference (≈22mm diameter). (NB: Missing sight protector) Materials: Brass
