Snider/Rook rifle/Naval Cutlasses Snider Single Shot .577 Snider Rifle

Over the coming weeks I will be reducing my collection, so there is more to be added;

Snider MK3 Artillery Carbine - Dated 1874, formerly on FAC and shoots well. It appears to be a New Zealand contract example based on the markings on the butt plate. It’s in good condition for its age and clearly shows its life as a service rifle. The woodwork is in good condition except for a couple of areas of loss around the lock plate and some short minor splits to the wrist, which should be an easy fix and I have tried to capture this in the photos, the metalwork is devoid of all finish and there’s some minor pitting along to forestock line on the barrel, but nothing that is obvious or will affect its functionality. The bore is in quite good condition, it has some very minor pitting throughout but nothing too deep and nothing that interrupts the rifling. The action all works as it should with positive lockup and strong springs. I have no doubt that it would be suitable for putting on an FAC again should you wish to. An honest and unmolested/unrestored example. £850 Ono.

.300 Rook Rifle - Most likely Belgian in origin, this rifle is in fantastic functioning condition, with tight lockup with no play in the action, strong springs all round and fantastic Mint bore. I have had a few rook rifles and this is by far the best condition example I’ve ever had mechanically, it’s also the shortest, lightest and most dainty rook rifle I’ve come across. All of the finish is original and the only damage to this is where the calibre is stamped, I have included this in the photographs. A fantastic above average example of a rook rifle. £750 Ono

1893 dated British Naval Cutlass - This 1889 pattern naval cutlass is in very good condition for its age. Formerly part of the George Geear collection, it has previously been a museum exhibit. It lacks its scabbard, however the blade is in fantastic condition and far better than most you’ll see and the hilt is aged appropriately with no efforts made to restore it by painting it as is often the case with these. A genuine and above average example. £450 Ono

1901 dated British Naval Cutlass - This 1900 pattern naval cutlass was also formerly part of the George Geear collection alongside the above. The condition of this one is also fantastic, however I have been advised that the hilt has been repainted at some time in the past. The cutting edge had also been blunted, a common practice for sailors to do for drill practice or “Sword Exercise”. This pattern is rarer than the other Royal Navy cutlass models, especially in this kind of condition. £450 Ono

If you have any questions or wish for any additional photographs of any of the above, please let me know. I prefer phone calls as I can answer things in much more detail and a lot quicker that way but I’m also responsive to email.

P+P will be additional but at cost and I will not charge stupid prices to try and make a bit more money, what I’m quoted is what I’ll ask. I’m also happy to deliver locally and I get around the country a bit so may be able to meet somewhere close if preferred. Thanks for looking.