Dusty Morningwood Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 PRICE NOW FOR CARBINE ALONE. This is an interesting Snider carbine in .577. It came from the almost 200 year old hoard of British colonial military weapons from the Lagan Silekhana Palace in Katmandu, Nepal. The carbine was manufactured in Birmingham, England and marketed by J.C. & A Lord with offices in London, Birmingham and Bombay. This carbine was likely purchased through the Bombay unit for use by the Royal Nepallese Guard. The carbine has a 20.5" barrel with faint rifling. The fancy walnut stock is checkered and held to barrel by a single wedge. Metal and wood still have storage grease. Metal in white with mottled finish. Stock has two identified defects: A chip out of the toe and a period repair on right side of forestock. Actin is nice and tight and has Snider logo and British proofs. . If you would like to buy brass, I have 36 formed from 24 gauge Magtech for $110 -exactly what I have in them. Or, you can easily make "Snider Chow" from plastic 28 ga hulls using round balls. Carbine alone $600 + Shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepherd Book Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Very nice piece of history! SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Morningwood Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 Sunday Bump with modification and price drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LQ Jones Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 British Trapdoor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Reno Kid Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Howdy Pards Just a comment for those considering this iron. I have a similar Snider and reload for it. Those are a HOOT to shoot. Touching off one of those at a range will draw a crowd. Use black powder only. DON’T DON’T DON’T even think about smokeless. Keep on the Sunny side! Adios Fort Reno Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Morningwood Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, Fort Reno Kid said: Howdy Pards Just a comment for those considering this iron. I have a similar Snider and reload for it. Those are a HOOT to shoot. Touching off one of those at a range will draw a crowd. Use black powder only. DON’T DON’T DON’T even think about smokeless. Keep on the Sunny side! Adios Fort Reno Kid I would say they are actually a Hoot and a Half to shoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Morningwood Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Reduced to bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Morningwood Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 Updated description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Duncan Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 That looks like a musket cap type percussion cone. How does that work with brass shells? Do you leave the primer out of the brass so the flame from the percussion cone can enter the primer hole on the brass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Morningwood Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 24 minutes ago, Sgt Duncan said: That looks like a musket cap type percussion cone. How does that work with brass shells? Do you leave the primer out of the brass so the flame from the percussion cone can enter the primer hole on the brass? It has a firing pin in a rotating block. Uses CF cartridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Reno Kid Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Bump to top for a good Pard. As mentioned in an earlier post, I have a Snider and, to repeat, they are a HOOT to shoot. Forget exactly where I got brass and plastic 24 gauge shells but believe it could be Graf & Sons and/or Track of the Wolf. Lee Precision makes a 60 caliber round ball mould. Bot a mould for 59 caliber conical minie ball but forget the source. Round balls work best for me. Keep on the Sunny side! Adios Fort Reno Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Morningwood Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Fort Reno Kid said: Bump to top for a good Pard. As mentioned in an earlier post, I have a Snider and, to repeat, they are a HOOT to shoot. Forget exactly where I got brass and plastic 24 gauge shells but believe it could be Graf & Sons and/or Track of the Wolf. Lee Precision makes a 60 caliber round ball mould. Bot a mould for 59 caliber conical minie ball but forget the source. Round balls work best for me. Keep on the Sunny side! Adios Fort Reno Kid In a carbine, I think the plastic hulls, cut to length and using round ball is most economical way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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