British, Dated 1861, .577 Snider-Enfield Breech Loading 3 Band Long Rifle Mark II, With Breech made by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA.co), Indian Service, Obsolete Calibre
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SKU: RQMGCEXAOOO_8191170678 Category: Muzzleloaders, Rifles & Other Long arms Tags: .577 Snider-Enfield Breech Loading 3 Band Long Rifle Mark II, British, Dated 1861, Indian Service, Obsolete Calibre, With Breech made by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA.co)
Description
Lock plate marked: “Crowned V.R.”, “1861 Enfield”, “Crown over War Arrow, 3”
This rifle has clearly seen service in India as it has Allahabad Arsenal stamp on the stock. The British Indian Army continued to use the Snider-Enfield until the late nineteenth century. The Snider was notably powerful. It stayed in service with the Indian Army until the mid-1890s, because between the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and 1905 the British kept the Indian Army one weapon generation behind British units. When
Rudyard Kipling gave a graphic depiction of its effect in his poem, “The Grave of the Hundred Head”:
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