Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2023 : Sale A1123 Lot 779
A .577 SNIDER BREECH-LOADING THREE BAND MK 3 VOLUNTEER RIFLE, serial no. 7,

Product Details

A .577 SNIDER BREECH-LOADING THREE BAND MK 3 VOLUNTEER RIFLE, serial no. 7,
circa 1871, with 36 3/4in. barrel retaining much original blue, barleycorn front-sight and ladder rear-sight graduated to 900 yds, the breech with the improved Mk 3 positive bolt locked action, having fading case colours and stamped 'SNIDER / PATENT', P53 style lock with traces of case colours and bearing the Crown cypher on the tail and 'TOWER / 1871' to centre, regulation brass mounted full walnut stock, complete with sling swivels and rod



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Estimate £450-650

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament