Please help identify this Barn Find

[c1111w]

Saw this screwed to the rafters at a friend's deceased grandpa's house. Couldn't get it down, and my flash is faulty.
So I apologize for the lame photos. Should be enough clues for you though.

The lever seems to swoop into a hole in the buttstock. And the loading port isn't in a normal place (for a Whitney).
And if anyone that can identify, also knows it's current value, that would help determine how much I offer her.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[gamekeeper]

That is a single shot Martini action, I can't see enough to say more.

[Thunder50]

Its a Martini. Oops, beat me to it

[mikld]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini%E2%80%93Henry

[c1111w]

Much appreciated!

[gundownunder]

OK, I'm far from being a Martini expert but it looks to me like the large action and not the cadet. Caliber will probably be .577/450, or .303.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.577/450_ ... 80%93Henry

[JerryB]

It does look like the large action Martini rifle. It is probably in good enough condition to be worth buying. WELCOME TO A GREAT FORUM.

[Bruce Scott]

Definitely a Martini and the military ones, unless butchered, will have a good amount of historic information stamped on the receiver and butt.

[Ray Newman]

As far as value, it will depend if it is a genuine British rifle, a Nepal-made rifle, a Khyber Pass, model, overall condition, calibre, etc. Too hard to determine without much better pictures and information as to any markings, stamps, etc.

Bruce Scott is correct. Correct that is unless it is a "Khyber Pass" rifle.The only way to tell for sure is to carefully examine it. As a result of the military action in Afghanistan, more of these "rifles" are coming in as "bring backs." I first read about them and saw a few -- mostly Lee-Enfields and a few Martini-Henrys -- in the early 1960's.

For those not familiar with a Khyber Pass firearm:

"A Khyber Pass Copy is a firearm manufactured by cottage gunsmiths in the Khyber Pass region between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

"The area has long had a reputation for producing unlicensed, homemade copies of firearms using whatever materials are available – more often than not, railway rails, scrap motor vehicles, and other scrap metal. The quality of such firearms varies widely, ranging from as good as a factory-produced example to dangerously poor."

Read all 'bout it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass_copy

Or, could one of the rifles imported a few years ago from the Nepal-made weapons cache. Such as:
https://www.ima-usa.com/collections/ori ... -condition

As an aside, IMA has Martini-Henrys: https://www.ima-usa.com/collections/ori ... tique-guns

[Pisgah]

That would be one I'd be interested in studying closely before even hazarding a guess on value, much less making an offer. As mentioned, these rifles come from numerous sources and are found in conditions ranging from solid shooter and collectable down to absolute junk. A nice one would be a hoot to own, though!