Snider rifle

Contributed by Antiques Roadshow - St Fagans

This 577 Snider Mk 1 Sergeant's Short Rifle is a prototype which disappeared and turned up 140 years later. It's the only one left of its kind. I acquired it at Brecon Military Collectors Fair.

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  • 1. At 16:53 on 13 February 2012, ed fox wrote:

    I just got a snider with a 32" barrel and is 48.5" in long. It has one band at the end with a dot sight. The thing that flips to the right has a groove for the back sight. What is it worth.

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  • 2. At 13:56 on 6 April 2012, martini45boxer wrote:

    I think there must be at least 2 of these rifles as I have a sergents model with the steel furniture as shown

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