Carbine
Production date
Post 1890s
Description
A Snider Mark III action .577 calibre carbine with a brass nose plate, trigger guard and butt plate. The lock plate is marked with a crown and " 1872 ". A rough copy of a service mark has been carved into the butt.
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Object detail
Production date
Post 1890s
Credit line
This
is
an
example
of
the
type
of
weapon
that
would
have
been
issued
to
the
New
Zealand
Police
soon
after
the
Armed
Constabulary
was
disestablished
in
1886.
Genuine
war
service
marks
were
always
stamped
and
not
carved
so
the
rough
service
mark
that
is
carved
on
the
butt
is
not
authentic.
Accession number
A58.447
Collection type
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