Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Rifle with Eight Groove Barrel - Excellent Bore German Militaria This fine example was built

This fine example was built from all original matched serial number parts and is offered in excellent condition with multiple German markings

one of which survives in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington

as the original was removed long ago

125th Infantry Regiment

Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Rifle with Eight Groove Barrel - Excellent Bore German Militaria This fine example was builtOriginal Item: Jacob Snider, an American from New York, developed this breech loading system for the P 1853 Enfield, the most prolific imported Percussion rifle in use by both the North and South during the U. S. Civil War. When the British Board of Ordnance appointed a Select Committee in 1864 the Snider system was swiftly adopted with the first breech loaders being issued in 1865 to British forces. Improved in 1867 by the use of Colonel Boxer's