Original British P1853 Snider Conversion Rifle - Tower - 1858 - Snider Patent Marked Water Jacket Assembly in our family

in our family

The leather grip has a most appealing matured patina that actually is carried throughout this weapon

and they are massive

The division came under the XXII Corps on 24 April

New Made Item: A magnificent exact replica of the M1917/42

Original British P1853 Snider Conversion Rifle - Tower - 1858 - Snider Patent Marked Water Jacket Assembly in our familyOriginal Item: Only one available. This is original an English made (not Nepalese) Pattern 1853 muzzle loading rifle. It was converted to a breech loading Snider rifle sometime in the 1860s by the British Military. The lock plate is marked with a Crown VR and is dated 1858 TOWER. The Snider breech block door is marked Snider Patent and British proof and inspection mars can be found in multiple locations on the gun. IMA recovered very few true English