Original Item: Only One Available. A fine quality officer’s private purchase .577 caliber Snider short rifle. Features a quality walnut wood stock with checkering on the wrist, original 30-inch barrel with strong rifling remaining and a silver, un-engraved small silver escutcheon. The breach block displays the Snider logo.
The lock shows a double line border engraving and is marked-
LOWE
CHESTER
Bayonet stand for a sword/saber bayonet set 4″ back from the muzzle on the right side.
Dating to from approximately 1865-1869 this was a time of great enthusiasm for military rifle shooting competitions and marksmanship programs even attended by Queen Victoria on Wimbledon Common in London. Overall this is a fine Percussion purpose built private purchase Snider rifle.