Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Infantry Rifle - Untouched Condition German Luger This an original U

This an original U

giving the appearance of eight parallel cords

and is stamped PERKUN on the blade along with the Polish double headed eagle proof mark and the letters W

they are still being made by the Brazilian arms maker

Note: helmets show wear from 50+years of storage and might have surface rust and/or small dings

Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Infantry Rifle - Untouched Condition German Luger This an original UOriginal 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