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Snider carbine

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DM000087; Snider carbine; 1880; C.G. Bonehill ; without frame
DM000087; Snider carbine; 1880; C.G. Bonehill ; detail 02
DM000087; Snider carbine; 1880; C.G. Bonehill ; detail 01
DM000087; Snider carbine; 1880; C.G. Bonehill ; detail 00

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NameSnider carbine
ProductionChristopher Bonehill; gunsmith; 1880; Birmingham
Classificationfirearms, carbines
Materialswood, brass, steel
DimensionsOverall: 75mm (width), 190mm (height), 1020mm (length)
Registration NumberDM000087
Credit lineGift of the Defence Department, 1928

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Snider carbine, calibre .577, made by C.G. Bonehill, Birmingham, England, 1880.

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