Original British P1853 Snider Conversion Rifle - Tower - 1858 - Snider Patent Marked Category_Snider Rifle Accessories it came from our purchase

it came from our purchase from Nepal in 2003

however the leather is dried out with all the stitching now absent and the steel top mount is missing

and with his patriotic ardor unabated

Featuring a fine ensemble cast

This pin also is serial number stamped with 180410

Original British P1853 Snider Conversion Rifle - Tower - 1858 - Snider Patent Marked Category_Snider Rifle Accessories it came from our purchaseOriginal Item: Only one available. This is original an English made (not Nepalese) Pattern 1853 muzzle loading rifle. It was converted to a breech loading Snider rifle sometime in the 1860s by the British Military. The lock plate is marked with a Crown VR and is dated 1858 TOWER. The Snider breech block door is marked Snider Patent and British proof and inspection mars can be found in multiple locations on the gun. IMA recovered very few true English