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    Snider Enfield Mark II*

    I was finally able to check the Snider off my list on Saturday. I need to find a front band for it. Cleaning rod I have already located. Breech is very tight and bore is near flawless. I don't know a lot about these so any info would be welcome.





    No idea what the DD stands for. Resembles the DC mark for Dominion of Canadaicon but obviously isn't that.











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    Aragorn: Neat rifle! It has the general appearance of an Indian used gun with all the metal finish polished off (above and below the wood) but has the Canadianicon <DD> ownership mark. The "DC" looks to me a little cruder than some. As you know, it's an Enfield conversion (Jan, 1867) of an Enfield manufactured P53. Publications indicate that the Mk II* rifles were rifles identical to the Mk I* (none of the Mk II** upgrades) but every Enfield converted example I've seen has the improved Mk II** extractor design. BSA Mk II* rifles all have the distinctive Mk I extractor. Yours still has the proper flat hammer face. The block to shoe fit looks excellent which is usually the first thing I look for as a lot of them suffered from having the block pried open at some point. Are there any unit markings on the wood or metal (buttplate tang).

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    Only markings not shown in photos are on the butt plate tang. 17 over 164 although on closer inspection they probably are I 7 over I 64

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