Original British P-1861 Enfield Two Band Short Rifle Converted to P-1866 Snider Mk.I* with Saber Bayonet - dated 1862 MG 42 5"Shoulder to sleeve: 27”Shoulder to

5"Shoulder to sleeve: 27”Shoulder to shoulder: 15”Chest width: 18

the 2nd Cavalry would be commanded by many company-grade officers such as Captains Wesley Merritt and Theophilus Francis Rodenbough

These pistols represent an important step in the way that firearms were designed and procured in the British armed forces

Barnes in Hardcover and published in 2014

The cap is lined with light tan silk

Original British P-1861 Enfield Two Band Short Rifle Converted to P-1866 Snider Mk.I* with Saber Bayonet - dated 1862 MG 42 5"Shoulder to sleeve: 27”Shoulder toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This rifle is 100% all British manufacture, starting life in 1862 as a . 577 caliber two band ENFIELD Percussion Short Rifle model of P 1861. The "two band" short rifle was first introduced in 1856, and was updated in 1860 with 5 groove "fast twist" rifling, and again in 1861 with the recessed screw "Baddeley" bands, as with the 4th Model of the Long rifle. With the 5 groove rifling and Baddeley bands, this