Soldiers Burned Their Rifles for THIS Look... #MartiniHenry #Firearms

Why do some British military rifles have beautiful tiger stripe wood stocks? Jonathan Ferguson and Neil Aspinshaw explore the surprising reason behind the distinctive walnut grain seen on some Martini-Metford and Martini-Henry rifles including a bizarre field-expedient trick soldiers allegedly used involving paraffin and fire. #MartiniHenry #MartiniMetford #MilitaryHistory #FirearmsHistory #RoyalArmouries #HistoryShorts #GunHistory #VictorianHistory Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/donations/ Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/ ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum/ ⚔Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royal_Armouries ⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseum We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.