Bidspirit auction | Snider-Enfield Conversion Three-Band Rifle, circa

Snider-Enfield Conversion Three-Band Rifle, circa 1860's - British Snider-Enfield three-band rifle with a brown walnut wood stock. The lock is a Snider conversion to convert an Enfield muzzle loader into a breech loader. A hinged block containing a spring loaded firing pin opens to the right by means of a knurled thumb piece on the left side. Round barrel with worn rifled bore. Original ramrod. Size 54 3/4” L, Barrel 40 5/8” L