Royal Small Arms Factory (Enfield) To The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment & 1 x Inert Deact Round. Sn 22131 Single Shot .577 Snider Rifle

**MINT BORE**British WD Enfield Snider MK II* 3 Band .577 Obsolete Centre Fire Regulation Calibre Rifle Converted From 1862 Dated Pattern 1853 Rifle With Steel barrel Regiment Marked ‘59’ To The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment & 1 x Inert Deact Round. - 22131

The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1755 in response to the threat of renewed war with France. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot to form the East Lancashire Regiment in 1881. This is a British WD Enfield Snider MK II* 3 Band .577 Obsolete Centre Fire Regulation Calibre Rifle Converted From 1862 Dated Pattern 1853 Rifle With Steel barrel Regiment Marked ‘59’ To The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. The action plate is stamped With Queens Crown VR (Victoria Regina) and by the manufacturer 'Enfield’ & ‘1862' date together with ordnance inspection marks. It has all original wood work in very good condition. There is a small old stable ship on the underside of the shoulder stock at the brass butt plate which is also totally secure. The butt plate tang is Regiment marked ‘59’ To The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot above weapon number ‘474’. It has a brass fore end block and trigger guard with extended tang, steel sling swivels, iron cleaning rod, ladder rear sight & blade fore sight. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling and is stamped with proofs, WD marks and ‘Steel’. The breech has the correct hinged cover with knurled steel catch. The breech is stamped with WD inspection mark and ‘II*’ designation. Total length is 55 ¼” with a 36 ½” barrel. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a single Inert Deactivated Round Of Kynoch .577 x 450 Ammunition. The price includes UK delivery. NB as an antique obsolete calibre rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22131

£1,095.00