Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Rifle- Cleaned and Complete Condition Hand Select:Yes if they ever had them

if they ever had them

plain wood

If selected

We have photographed a cleaned version

This version has a glossy blue finish and features a gold "RF" (Republic Francaise) flaming grenade badge on the front

Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Rifle- Cleaned and Complete Condition Hand Select:Yes if they ever had themOriginal Item: Jacob Snider, an American from New York, developed this breech loading system for the P 1853 Enfield, the most prolific imported Percussion rifle in use by both the North and South during the U. S. Civil War. When the British Board of Ordnance appointed a Select Committee in 1864 the Snider system was swiftly adopted with the first breech loaders being issued in 1865 to British forces. Improved in 1867 by the use of Colonel Boxer's