The Snider conversion work was carried out under government contract by You will find a variety of makers' names on Sniders. TheĬavalry, Garrison and Engineer carbines all had 5-groove rifling with aġ:48" twist, while the Yeomanry and most of the Constabulary andĬadet carbines were fitted with 3-groove barrels with a 1:78"īut then again, you will find Engineer carbines with original As for the carbines, it depends on the model. Short rifles, on the other hand, have 5-groove Enfield rifling with aġ:48" twist. Shallow, 3-groove Enfield 1:78"-twist rifling. The 3-band infantry rifles, even the Mark III's, have the wide, Later Mark III brothers in accuracy with all things being equal. "The conversion rifles are equal to their Stamped on the left side of the barred at the breech.īecause Coyote at Mom's Old Guns studied rifling twistsĮxtensively while designing his line of Snider bullet molds, I want to "25" bore, and you will find the numeral "25" This brings up the very interesting subject of rifling forms and It's just impossible to generalize about Sniders! Some of the rifle clubs of the day considered the old iron barrels moreĪccurate than steel and ordered their Mark III's so fitted. Marked "Steel" (the older musket barrels being iron), however, Manufactured featuring the Mark III breech and steel barrels normally Beginning in 1869, brand new Sniders were then The major conversion of surplus Enfield stocks occurred betweenġ8. In 1869, the Mark III actionįeaturing a massive locking bolt at the rear of the block activated by Mark II actions feature a hinged block locked at the 6 o'clock The mostĭistinctive difference among them is the locking system. II and III with various Patterns indicated by * or **. There are three, progressive action designs identified as Marks I, Rifle and my personal favorites, the short and handy, Cavalry,Īrtillery, Engineers, Constabulary, Gaol, Yeomanry and Cadet carbines. There are the common 3-band long rifle the less common 2-band short The variety of models exhibiting the Snider action is impressive. Based on casualty figures, the Snider performed quite well. ![]() The first use of the Snider in combat was in 1868 in the hands ofīritish troops during their assault on Magdala, the capital ofĪbyssinia. Never saw the realization of the British Empire armed with his Ironically, Snider died in October 1866 and Snider system for converting the Enfield into a breechloader wasĪpproved in September 1866. ![]() Together with a centerfire cartridge designed by Col. Wheel-locks appearing as early as the 1550s exhibiting a similar design,īut Snider refined it with a series of patents dating from 1862 to 1865. Of a hinged, side-swinging breechblock combined with a self-containedĬartridge was not new. Patented his Snider action and conversion process in 1862. Jacob Snider, Jr., an American living in Pennsylvania, originally Traffic that flows back-and-forth among Snider fans is some of the most "'Coyote," who has re-created the proper molds, dies andĬases to keep these intriguing old smoke poles booming, and the Internet World, lead by "Coyote" of Mom's Old Guns, who hang outĪt "britishmilitariaforums" easily accessible through 577 Express rifle.Ī final reason is there is a bunch of Snider enthusiasts around the In fact, the Snider is about as close as the average shooter 577 Snider cartridges are impressive in-and-of "wallop" that endears the Snider to me, plus the big Just something very satisfying when you hear a big. Sniders, in shootingĬondition, are one of the great fun guns of the surplus world. IMA has two models available: a 3-band rifle and an ultra-rare Royal The treasures found in the Lagan Silekhana Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal. Why bring up the Snider at this point in time? Because SniderĬarbines and muskets have suddenly hit the surplus market, thanks to theĭetective work of International Military Antiques, which is bringing us That'sĮxactly what the United States, Britain and several other European The most economical and immediate solution to the problem was theĬonversion of existing muzzleloading muskets and carbines intoīreechloaders, using original barrels, locks and stocks. ![]() Realizing national security depended upon it. The world were scrambling for a modern, breechloading arm, well The self-contained metallic cartridgeĮra had arrived almost overnight, and military establishments throughout Sitting on huge stores of perfectly fine, but obsolete muzzle-loading "Snider." In the 1860s, both countries found themselves One of the more interesting parallels in the evolution of smallĪrms is the development of the U.S. 2006 Publishers' Development Corporation 03 May.
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