{"title":"Snider Rifle Parts","description":"Antique Snider Rifle Parts for Sale at International Military Antiques. The British .577 Snider-Enfield was a type of breech loading rifle. The firearm action was invented by the American Jacob Snider, and the Snider-Enfield was one of the most widely used of the Snider varieties.","products":[{"product_id":"british-p-1864-snider-type-rifle-cleaning-rod","title":"British P-1864 Snider type Rifle Cleaning Rod","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Made Item: Copied directly from period originals, these are correct Steel accordion style head with slot for cleaning patch or cloth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength: 39\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter: .230-.240\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Made Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":25652551877,"sku":"NB1004","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/nb1004__1.jpg?v=1601863762"},{"product_id":"original-british-p-1853-enfield-type-rifle-cleaning-rod","title":"Original British P-1853 Enfield type Rifle Cleaning Rod","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Correct Steel accordion style head with slot for cleaning patch or cloth. Bulge towards end indicates use in P-1853 Enfield type rifles. Snider types did not have this bulge. Limited Quantity available, good condition. Most cleaning rods are not threaded on the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength Varies: approx: 37\"-39\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox diameter: .230-.240\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"No","offer_id":25652584325,"sku":"NB1018","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes","offer_id":25652584581,"sku":"NB1018","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/nb1018__2.jpg?v=1628143088"},{"product_id":"snider-breech-block-locking-pin","title":"Original P-1864 Snider Rifle Breech Block Locking Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item:\u003cspan\u003e From our 2003 Nepal Cache find. These are P-1864 Snider Breech Block Locking Pins. The end is threaded to attach to the extractor, and this part slides inside of the axis channel of the breech block.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill require cleaning and possibly fitting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"No","offer_id":26158511813,"sku":"BN2016","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes","offer_id":12261062213701,"sku":"BN2016","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/BN2016__01.jpg?v=1628109424"},{"product_id":"british-p-1853-enfield-rifle-and-p-1864-snider-rifle-brass-butt-plate","title":"British P-1853 Enfield Rifle and P-1864 Snider Rifle Brass Butt Plate","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Made Item: Top quality antique finish all brass butt plate for the legendary P-1853 three band Enfield and P-1864 Snider Rifles. Fitting will be required due to variations and wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounting screws are not included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Made Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26168315717,"sku":"NB1854","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/nb1854w__1.jpg?v=1602156038"},{"product_id":"original-p-1864-snider-rifle-trigger","title":"Original P-1864 Snider Rifle Trigger","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: The Snider trigger is made of steel. Ours are rusty, but clean up nicely. May need fitting. We do not have axis screws or pins. VERY FEW\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26168591685,"sku":"BN2085","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/bn2085__02.jpg?v=1599994960"},{"product_id":"snider-breech-block-axis-pin","title":"Original P-1864 Snider Rifle Breech Block Axis Pin","description":"Original Item: From our 2003 Nepal Cache find. This is the Axis pin for the P-1864 Type Snider Rifle breech block with set screw location. May require fitting due to production variations. Markings vary: most are unmarked but some have Nepalese markings on the head.","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"No","offer_id":26168641285,"sku":"BN2010","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes","offer_id":12260892868677,"sku":"BN2010","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/BN2010__01.jpg?v=1597869110"},{"product_id":"original-p-1864-snider-rifle-lower-barrel-band-type-2","title":"Original P-1864 Snider Rifle Lower Barrel Band Type 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Designed for the Pattern 1864 Snider rifle these are solid Type 2 lower barrel band for stocks with barrel band retaining springs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26168645701,"sku":"BN20762","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/bn30762__02_1.jpg?v=1599993436"},{"product_id":"original-p-1864-snider-rifle-mainspring-link","title":"Original P-1864 Snider Rifle Mainspring Link","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Mainspring Link Designed for the Pattern 1864 Snider Rifle. Handmade, will require fitting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26169587589,"sku":"BN2047","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/bn2047__01.jpg?v=1599992746"},{"product_id":"original-p-1864-snider-rifle-middle-barrel-band-type-2","title":"Original P-1864 Snider Rifle Middle Barrel Band Type 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Solid Type 2 Pattern 1864 Snider rifle barrel band. Goes on stocks with band retaining springs. Handmade and will require fitting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26169672773,"sku":"BN20742","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/bn20742__02.jpg?v=1602838997"},{"product_id":"p1864-snider-trigger-assembly","title":"P1864 Snider Trigger Assembly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Item:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Consists of brass trigger plate, steel trigger, and steel axis screw or pin.  Triggers are rusty, but clean up nicely.  May need fitting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26169673221,"sku":"BN2083","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/BN2083-1.jpg?v=1599569920"},{"product_id":"british-enfield-pattern-1853-rifle-musket-replacement-hardwood-wood-stock","title":"British Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle Musket Replacement Hardwood Wood Stock","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Made Item: High quality reproduction British Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle Musket Replacement Hardwood Wood Stock. The stock is fully inleted and comes complete with brass trigger guard, brass butt plate, brass left side lock screw escutcheons, brass nose cap, blued steel ram rod and trigger assembly. The inlets are cut to approximate size so custom fitting of your specific parts will be required. Wood is sanded but untreated for you to stain and finish. (With some skill this stock can be converted to be an Pattern 1864 Snider rifle stock). Approximate overall length is 50\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield rifle-musket) was a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifled musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867; after which many were replaced in service by the cartridge-loaded Snider–Enfield rifle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Enfield P53 was introduced to Indian troops under British rule in 1856.[7] The Enfield rifle-musket was a contributing cause of the Indian rebellion of 1857. Sepoys in the British East India Company's armies in India were issued with the new rifle in 1857, and rumours were spread that the cartridges (referring here to paper-wrapped powder and projectile, not to metallic cartridges) were greased with beef tallow, pig fat, or a combination of the two – a situation abhorrent to Hindu and Muslim soldiers based on religious beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritish military drills of the time required soldiers to tear open by biting open the prepared cartridge, pour the gunpowder contained within down the barrel, snap off the greased end of the cartridge containing the bullet at the muzzle, ram it home, bring up the rifle to the hip, replace the percussion cap, ready the rifle by setting the sights and moving it to full cock, then to present the rifle, marking the target and squeezing the trigger. The musketry books also recommended that, \"Whenever the grease around the bullet appears to be melted away, or otherwise removed from the cartridge, the sides of the bullet should be made wet in the mouth before putting it into the barrel; the saliva will serve the purpose of grease for the time being\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe idea of having anything which might be tainted with pig or beef fat in their mouths was unacceptable to the Indian soldiers, and when they objected it was suggested that they were more than welcome to make up their own batches of cartridges, using a religiously acceptable greasing agent such as ghee or vegetable oil. This seemed to prove that the issued cartridges were, in fact, greased with pig and\/or beef fat. A further suggestion that the Sepoys tear the cartridges open with their hands (instead of biting them open) was rejected as impractical – many of the Sepoys had been undertaking musket drill daily for years, and the practice of biting the cartridge open was second nature to them. Incidentally, after the Mutiny, manuals amended the method of opening the cartridge to, \"Bring the cartridge to the forefinger and thumb of the left hand, and with the arm close to the body, carefully tear off the end without spilling the powder.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a consequence of British fears, the Indian infantry's long arms were modified to be less accurate by reaming out the rifling of the Pattern 1853 making it a smooth bore[citation needed] and the spherical \/ ball shot does not require greasing, just a patch. This greatly reduced the gun's potency and effectiveness, as did replacing the variable distance rear sight to a fixed sight. This became the Pattern 1858. However, due to the now thinner walls, the barrel would bulge and bursting was not an unknown problem. Furthermore, with the bayonet fitted excessive flexing became an issue. To remedy this, an urgent order was placed in England for around 12,000 new barrels made specifying with a thicker barrel wall. This became the very scarce Enfield Pattern 1859 which in good to very good condition attracts a premium. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Enfield 1853 rifle-musket was also used by both the North and the South in the American Civil War, and was the second most widely used infantry weapon in the war, surpassed only by the Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket. The Confederates imported more Enfields during the course of the war than any other small arm, buying from private contractors and gun runners. It has been estimated that over 900,000 P53 Enfields were imported into America and saw service in every major engagement from the Battle of Shiloh (April, 1862) and the Siege of Vicksburg (May 1863), to the final battles of 1865. The gun was highly sought after in the Confederate ranks. According to a survey taken by British officials during the early stages of war on the arms of the Western Confederate Forces, nearly 70% were armed with smoothbore arms, such as the Model 1842 Springfield. Later in the war the same survey was taken, they found that more than 75% had acquired a rifle, mainly the Pattern 1853 Enfield.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe P53 Enfields capabilities were largely lost by the lack of marksmanship training by both the Union and Confederacy. Most soldiers were not trained to estimate ranges or to properly adjust their sights to account for the \"rainbow-like\" trajectory of the large calibre conical projectile. Unlike their British counterparts who attended extensive musketry training, new Civil War soldiers seldom fired a single cartridge until their first engagement. After the end of the war, hundreds of formerly Confederate Enfield 1853 muskets were sold from the American arms market to the Tokugawa shogunate, as well as some prominent Japanese domains including Aizu and Satsuma. These units were later used in the Boshin War, and some remaining in Satsuma were also used by rebelling former samurai in the Satsuma Rebellion about a decade later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Made Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32049136304197,"sku":"ANB1853","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ANB1853__02.jpg?v=1627009730"},{"product_id":"brunswick-p-1837-percussion-two-groove-rifle-replacement-hardwood-wood-stock","title":"Brunswick P-1837 Percussion Two Groove Rifle Replacement Hardwood Wood Stock","description":"New Made Item: High quality reproduction British Brunswick P-1837 Percussion Two Groove Rifle Replacement Hardwood Wood Stock. The stock is fully inleted and comes complete with brass trigger guard, brass butt plate, brass patch box cover and clasp, brass left side lock screw escutcheon, brass nose cap, blued steel ram rod and trigger assembly. The inlets are cut to approximate size so custom fitting of your specific parts will be required. Wood is sanded but untreated for you to stain and finish. Approximate overall length is 46\".\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Brunswick rifle was a large calibre (.704) muzzle-loading percussion rifle manufactured for the British Army at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in the early 19th century. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Brunswick rifle was one of several designs submitted to replace the Baker rifle. Unlike the Baker rifle, the Brunswick rifle used a special round ball with raised ribs that fit into two spiraling grooves in the barrel.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring its evaluation, it was noted that the Brunswick's unique round meant that the Brunswick rifle could not fire the standard British paper cartridges in use at the time. The rifle was also noted as being very heavy, and that it fired a relatively low velocity round. Despite these detriments, the rifle performed much better than expected, and the Master-General of Ordnance ordered the rifle to be produced with a 30-inch barrel of .654 caliber. The new rifle was designed to accept a bayonet, though the design was changed with the mounting moved farther back since experience had shown that the Baker rifle could not be fired with its bayonet fixed.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn December 1836, trials were conducted to compare the Brunswick rifle against the Baker rifle. The Brunswick rifle proved to be equally accurate at shorter ranges, and more accurate at longer ranges. The Brunswick rifle also proved to require less cleaning than the Baker rifle. Evaluators also noted that the simplified two groove design of the Brunswick was likely to have a longer service life than the barrel of the Baker, and the Brunswick rifle was noted as being very rugged overall. In January 1837, the rifle was approved for production.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlmost immediately, the caliber was changed from .654 to .704 under a new program of standardization. An altered pattern was submitted in August 1837, and the first bulk order of 1000 rifles was given on October 25, 1837. In January of the following year, it became apparent that 600 of these would be required urgently for Col. Brown’s Battalion of the Rifle Brigade and that the Enfield factory would not be able to supply them in time. Thus the whole order was put out to the trade in London at a charge of 38s per rifle. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1838, and the first mass-produced rifles were issued to the Rifle Brigade, the Canadian Rifle Regiment, and a few specialized units in 1840.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Brunswick rifle developed a reputation for being difficult to load, but was fairly well received and remained in production for almost 50 years. The rifle was used in England and assorted colonies and outposts throughout the world. Several refinements were made to the design during its production life, and production of the rifle was finally discontinued in 1885.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Brunswick was also manufactured in Belgium. Limited numbers of Brunswick rifles were imported to the United States during the Civil War. Some of those ended up in the hands of units like the 26th Louisiana Infantry, which was partly equipped with Brunswicks during the Siege of Vicksburg.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe rifle takes its name from the German state of Brunswick.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pattern 1836 featured the original back action lock and the single compartment patch box. The first of these were .654 caliber. This was changed fairly early in the rifle's life, and most were .704 caliber. All subsequent patterns were .704 caliber.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pattern 1840 featured a dual compartment patch box, and had several minor improvements to the Pattern 1836.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pattern 1841 replaced the back action lock with a side lock. However, this lock change was not put into manufacturing until 1845. This version also used a wrought iron barrel instead of twisted steel, and a simple plug that replaced the break-off breech plug used in earlier patterns.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pattern 1848 featured other minor improvements, and used an improved bayonet latch with the locking notch located halfway along the bayonet bar on its upper side. Only a few batches of rifles produced for the British Army were fitted with this improvement.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA heavier version in .796 caliber was produced for the Royal Navy.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCopies of the Brunswick rifle were made in Nepal, from approximately 1840 to 1860. These copies were apparently hand made, and as such their details varied slightly. There were two distinct versions, a \"light\" pattern that weighed approximately 7.5 lbs, and a version that was more similar to the standard Brunswick rifle that weighed over 9 lbs. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 to 12,000 of these were made in Nepal.","brand":"New Made Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32049144365125,"sku":"ANB1837","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ANB1837__01.jpg?v=1628393613"},{"product_id":"the-snider-by-john-walter-hardcover-book","title":"THE SNIDER by John Walter (Hardcover Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewly Printed: Just released in the United States! \u003cstrong\u003eTHE SNIDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e with Notes on the Enfield Rifle-Musket and the British Army's Search for a Breechloading Conversion\u003c\/em\u003e. Written by renowned firearms author John Walter. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover laminated \"wipe clean\" printed case; 11 1\/8\" x 8 3\/4\", 96 pages, hundreds of full color illustrations. ISBN 978-0-9960731-3-4. Published by the Tharston Press, an imprint of International Military Antiques, Inc.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe British .577 Snider–Enfield was a breech-loading rifle. The American Jacob Snider invented this firearm action, and the Snider–Enfield was one of the most widely used of the Snider varieties. The British Army adopted it in 1866 as a conversion system for its ubiquitous Pattern 1853 Enfield muzzle-loading rifles, and used it until 1874 when the Martini–Henry rifle began to supersede it. The British Indian Army used the Snider–Enfield until the end of the nineteenth century. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Snider first saw action with the British\/Indian Army at the battle of Magdala (Aroghee) in Ethiopia on 10 April 1868, against the forces of Tewodros II of Ethiopia; during the battle the 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot alone fired 10,200 rounds. The Snider–Enfield served throughout the British Empire, including Cape Colony, India, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, until its gradual phaseout by the Martini–Henry, beginning in 1874. Volunteer and militia forces continued to use it until the late 1880s. It stayed in service with the Indian Army until the mid-1890s, because between the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and 1905 the British kept the Indian Army one weapon generation behind British units. The Hunza Scouts may have been the last to use it in action (in the carbine version), in the Chitral campaign of 1895. The Indian units received the Martini–Henry when the British adopted the Lee–Metford. The Ijeshas used large numbers of Snider–Enfields against Ibadan during the 16-year-long Yoruba Civil War (1877 to 1893).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrank Richards, who served on the Northwest Frontier between 1902 and 1908, records in Old Soldier Sahib that the British army still used Sniders during that period. Sentries on night duty in camps and cantonments would carry a Snider and buckshot cartridges. Should tribesmen try to get into the camp to steal rifles, the buckshot would give the sentries a better chance of hitting the thief, and unlike a .303 round, would be less likely to wound or kill a comrade should the sentry miss.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Snider was notably powerful. Rudyard Kipling gave a graphic depiction of its effect in his poem, \"The Grave of the Hundred Head\":\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e    A Snider squibbed in the jungle—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e    Somebody laughed and fled,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e    And the men of the First Shikaris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e    Picked up their Subaltern dead,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e    With a big blue mark in his forehead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e    And the back blown out of his head.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Made Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40483240083525,"sku":"AMB1870","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/AMB1870__1A.jpg?v=1673536882"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/collections\/BN20712__01.jpg?v=1563393670","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/collections\/snider-rifle-parts\/british-militaria.oembed","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}