Original Enfield Marked British P-1864 Snider Breech Loading Rifle- Cleaned and Complete German Documents & Books 33d Tactical Fighter Wing

33d Tactical Fighter Wing

The percussion hammer on the back action lock is a typical replacement

when the final and most effective third Hotchkiss tripod model (the Mle 1916) became adopted and widely distributed

This novel type of bolt was a major improvement over the simpler Dreyse and Chassepot bolt actions

I was covered with mud and dirt from being dragged

Original Enfield Marked British P-1864 Snider Breech Loading Rifle- Cleaned and Complete German Documents & Books 33d Tactical Fighter WingOriginal Item: Unlike the other unmarked Snider rifles we offer, IMA has found just a few with ENFIELD marked lock plates. While there is not question that the lock plate or the entire lock was made in England it is our belief these weapons we assembled in the kingdom of Nepal in the latter 1870s and 1880s. At that time the Nepalese were very adept gun makers and would use whatever good gun parts were available, therefore on some of these Snider