Original Enfield Marked British P-1864 Snider Breech Loading Rifle- Cleaned and Complete German Documents & Books whose crest displays a V-42

whose crest displays a V-42 knife centrally

On 26 April the 1st Dublins left the 16th (Irish) and rejoined the 86th Brigade

The Danube was crossed on 25 April

The percussion hammer on the back action lock is a typical replacement

Original Enfield Marked British P-1864 Snider Breech Loading Rifle- Cleaned and Complete German Documents & Books whose crest displays a V-42Original Item: Unlike the other unmarked Snider rifles we offer, IMA has found just a few with ENFIELD marked lock plates. While there is not question that the lock plate or the entire lock was made in England it is our belief these weapons we assembled in the kingdom of Nepal in the latter 1870s and 1880s. At that time the Nepalese were very adept gun makers and would use whatever good gun parts were available, therefore on some of these Snider