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carbine

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  • Other Name

    Short Snider carbine (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Snider carbine, pattern 53

    Privately made under Government Contract

    single shot percussion cavalry carbine; .577 inch calibre [14mm calibre]; breech loading; butt-trap broken off and sealed with [putty]; shallow and broad rifled barrel; has "suicide breech": only relies on small clip to hold in place while firing; civilian piece: probably never a military rifle as there is no ramrod casing; small loop in front of trigger guard for nipple protector on chain

    missing: nipple protector on chain

    markings:

    on left rear of barrel: 25

    Birmingham proof marks on left side of barrel and breech block: [crown] / B

    maker's name on lock: ISAAC HOLLIS AND SON / 191208

    monogram initials on lock plate: IHS; in circle around monogram: MAKERS TO HER MAJESTY'S / WAR DEPARTMENT

    underside of breech block: Y / 1 / 8

    at top of breech block: SNIDER / PATENT

  • Place
    England
  • Other Id

    W1926 (war)

    CR 179956 (1947) (police firearm registration number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carbine, W1926, CR 179956 (1947), Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 24 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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