Original British Victorian P-1869 Snider MkIII Cavalry Carbine by RSAF Enfield - dated 1870 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia Mission #36 July 17

Mission #36 July 17

It is said to have been brought back by the retreating British Army during the evacuation highlighted by the Recent Movies

having been in a private World War One collection which was first established in the 1920s

Paull – Cleveland

which is still very crisp

Original British Victorian P-1869 Snider MkIII Cavalry Carbine by RSAF Enfield - dated 1870 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia Mission #36 July 17Original item: Only one Available. This came to us from a recent gun show, and did not come out of Nepal. This late Snider is marked 1870 ENFIELD on the Lock Plate under the CROWN Broad Arrow "Lock Viewer's mark" and also carries the stamping of the CROWN V. R. across its tail. This indicates manufacture at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock, which would later go on to manufacture many famous British Long arms. The V. R. proof indicates this