Snider percussion .577 inch Mark III carbine, 1874 (c)
carbine, percussion, Snider, .577 in Mk III, carbine, percussion
Accession Number
NAM.1987-05-1-1
Description
Snider percussion .577 in Mk III carbine 1874 (c). With sight cover and cleaning rods; Natal (?): Victoria or Durban Mounted Rifles (?); sealed pattern. This is one of only two Crown Agent Patterns in the UK. The other is at the Royal Armouries. From 1860 British colonial forces purchased equipment from Crown Agents rather than the War Office.
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