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Royal Canadian Regiment Snider Mk. I* Short Rifle
Guns International #: 100625314 Seller's Inventory #: 28664
Category: Military Rifles - Antique - Antique Rifles - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1205
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #915, .577 Snider, 30 1/2” barrel with a fine, bright bore that has a trace amount of freckling within the grooves. This is an 1861 dated, two-band rifle that has an overall pewter-gray patina with mild freckling on the balance. The 1861 dated Enfield lockplate, 915 numbered breechblock, and “I*” designated receiver ring have a matching gray patina, and the markings are crisp and clear with some darker plum-brown mottling on the trigger guard and barrel bands. The walnut stock has an old added varnish finish over numerous handling marks and surface blemishes with the Enfield cartouche still fairly crisp on the right side of the butt, large “1866” on the left side, and a clear unit marking on the buttplate tang: “RCR/6(?)3” (Royal Canadian Reg't.). The action is fully functional and the breech locks firmly. Both an original leather sling and a new, correct pattern ramrod are included. The Snider was first issued to Canadian forces in 1867 when a shipment of 30,000 rifles arrived from Great Britain in August. The shipment consisted of 28,500 Mk. I long rifles and 1,500 Mk. I short rifles (this example being one of them). This is a very nice example of a regimentally marked Canadian two-band Snider and is in fine condition overall. {Ref. “Defending the Dominion” by David W. Edgecombe; 2003} Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Enfield
Model: Snider
Serial Number: 915
Caliber Info: .577
Gauge Info: .577