Original British Pattern 1864 Gurkha-made Snider Two Band Short Rifle - Cleaned and Complete U.S. Machine Guns the Leonidas Company was originally

the Leonidas Company was originally formed by Julien Bourquin in Switzerland in 1841 and was named after the legendary king of Sparta

" signed by President Clinton

Parkes served for more than 28 years

renaming it Regiment General Göring in September 1935

The functional snap button retains the original finish

Original British Pattern 1864 Gurkha-made Snider Two Band Short Rifle - Cleaned and Complete U.S. Machine Guns the Leonidas Company was originallyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a Two Band Pattern 1864 Snider short rifle, made at the NAKKU ARSENAL in KATHMANDU under British Supervision. In the 19th early 19th century much British assistance, Nepal created its own Military quality Arms Industry based at Nakku. The Nepalese had originally been armed with match locks when the Gurkha armies invaded India in 1813. After the Treaty of Seguli in 1816 the British provided