Veeery nice Patrick. Pardon my ignorance but an 1861 Enfield is a Snider?
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Veeery nice Patrick. Pardon my ignorance but an 1861 Enfield is a Snider?
Who said it was an 1861 Enfield? One must be careful - the lock is marked 1861, but that is the lock date, not the date of the rifle as a whole. It was like this...Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveN
...Towards the end of the American Civil War, the Henry and Sharps rifles had shown that the future belonged with cartridge-fed rifles. The Snider, Allin conversion, etc. were all "quick fixes" introduced to extend the service life of the huge stocks of muzzle-loaders. So from 1866 on the Sniders were produced by converting the 1853 and other muzzle-loader Enfields.
Bill Curtis, on the British Militaria forum, has revealed to me that this rifle has not only an 1861 lock, but a Pattern 1853 stock. I.e. it is definitely a conversion of an 1861-vintage P53.
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In fact, it may have been converted twice - first to Snider I and then, in 1870, to Snider III. No-one can now possibly say why, but from the general excellent condition I suspect that someone wanted to keep that beautiful stock on his rifle. Just look at the inside, and compare with the typical Eastern block relic!
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A lock that looks like it just came out of the factory.
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A barrel channel that is almost polished* - you can see the tiger stripes in the channel!
Patrick
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*it has not been smoothed down at a later time, but was made so well at the outset - the acceptance mark is clearly legible in the channel, but my camera cannot pick it out.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/tact...isc/pencil.png
Thanks again Patrick.
I found myself at the book store with my nose embedded in of all things a book on firearms, like go figure right. Any ways I found out what a Snider was, that cartridge thing you talked about.
It (the book) was a brief description, and your answer was more the history that I was looking for.
thanks again ~dave
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Originally Posted by jmoore
11mm Mauser, actually. The distinctive scalloped rim edge is hidden in shadow. I DID have to measure it to be sure- again! :madsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick
Also, the short fat fellow might not be a Snider round, after all. Too short AND a little too fat in the bullet (0.590"+).
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...tuff0551-1.jpg
Some of the bullets available :
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...uff05011-1.jpg
Very nice! Congratulations!