Original British P-1861 Enfield Two Band Short Rifle Converted to P-1866 Snider Mk.I* with Saber Bayonet - dated 1862 MG 42 5"Shoulder to sleeve: 27”Shoulder to

5"Shoulder to sleeve: 27”Shoulder to shoulder: 15”Chest width: 18

Idaho as well as inventing the Goodman Release Binding

know as the “Berdan Sharpshooters”

The cap is lined with light tan silk

A fantastic example ready for further research and display

Original British P-1861 Enfield Two Band Short Rifle Converted to P-1866 Snider Mk.I* with Saber Bayonet - dated 1862 MG 42 5"Shoulder to sleeve: 27”Shoulder toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This rifle is 100% all British manufacture, starting life in 1862 as a . 577 caliber two band ENFIELD Percussion Short Rifle model of P 1861. The "two band" short rifle was first introduced in 1856, and was updated in 1860 with 5 groove "fast twist" rifling, and again in 1861 with the recessed screw "Baddeley" bands, as with the 4th Model of the Long rifle. With the 5 groove rifling and Baddeley bands, this