snider rifle
well finally done it finally got a short rifle at a decent price for over here, bring back from the sand box, will add a brief description till i get the camera charged up would aprieate feedback on...
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The nearest that I can see is the MK III Artillery Carbine but the overall lenght should be 40.25 inches and the barrel 21.5 inches. These had steel barrels and 5 groove rifling and the back sight was...
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I'm hardly an expert, especially on the carbines, but I must say that it's a nice piece! I like the reblue / restain job. It seems to fit the age of the rifle, and doesn't scream "reblue" when you...
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it was sold to me as a cut down rifle by the dealer, but im not sure, who ever done it seems to have done a very good job on the front end and at the price i paid for it im not complaining....... viv
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If it is an Artillery Carbine the clearing rod should be 24 inches long and the sight smaller than a rifle, sighted to 600 yards. If this one is a cut down rifle, it is unusual to see the bayonet bar...
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the cleaning rod is 23.75 inches.?? and the sight has 7 graduation marks and the number seven.. viv
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Sounds like a proper Artillery Carbine Snider MkIII to me. You did not show photos of the rearsights or did I miss something? The barrel length measured complete with breech receiver back to the start...
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measurement from end of muzzle to end of breech block is 23.75 inches... viv
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It may have had a muzzle recrown and the rod trimmed a little to fit. Sights photo ?
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this is the best one i have taken unfortunately the camera i am using is unable to take close ups viv
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This sight is from either a 33 inch or 39 inch barrel. It may be a replacement for a lost carbine sight, or, it may reinforce the theory that this is a cut-down rifle. The presence of the bayonet bar...
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Greenshoots on your camera do you have anywhere (even in the menus) a representation of a tulip/flower? if so that is close up if not you should have a setting for portrait distant is a representation...
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thanx for the info pinky tried the fower setting and mountain but the camera is still not able to pick out detail which is very frustracting as were the numeral 111 is is some very interesting writing...
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There is one very important point which has not been clarified. How many rifling grooves are in the barrel ? If this piece has only three grooves, then it is a cut down rifle.
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5 groves bill another interesting point is that nfa in the artillery carbine post has a similar rifle even down to the wrong sight the plot thickens........ viv
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Could the "arabic" writing be Nepalese? Perhaps this is a local-manufacture copy of the standard artillery carbine. That may also explain the length differences.
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