Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Artillery Carbine and P-56 Saber Bayonet and Scabbard U.S. Militaria 16th Infantry

16th Infantry

Originally conceived by a Joseph Belton of West Middleton

Our mag housing assemblies include the magazine catch and retainer parts but not the barrel nut catch

The company also manufactured the redesigned M1903A3 battle rifle and M1903A4 sniper rifle

Clearly a memento of one of Nelson's most famous battles most probably recovered from a long boat as history tells us the French flagship L'Orient blew up with catastrophic results and a major loss of life

Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Artillery Carbine and P-56 Saber Bayonet and Scabbard U.S. Militaria 16th InfantryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a true artillery carbine with 5 groove rifling, the correct small back sight, bayonet lug for a the Pattern 1856 saber bayonet, checkered butt stock, MkIII style breech block and correct trigger guard. It was found in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2003 in our purchase of over 55,000 antique firearms from the Government of Nepal. There is no definitive way of telling which parts were made in England and which were made