More P53s and Snider MkIIIs

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Czech soldiers brought these in to me to look at here in Afghanistan. Two P53s with adjustable sights and rifle barrels. Two P53s with fixed sights and rifled. One is marked on the trigger guard with a unit marking of "1C21? Last letter either P,F or R. Two Snider Mk IIIs Rifle with barrel date of 1869 and lock dated BSA& M Co. 186? There is a 2PI, 133 on the brass butt plate designating Unit/Rifle #. Carbine barrel dated 1871, Enfield dated lock of 186?. Sniders have replacement stocks however. All guns .577 in diameter. Czech Paras want to take them back to the Czech Republic.

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Guns disassembled

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Bore's are rifled, correct proofs, no misspelled words. The two Sniders do have replacement stocks on 150 yo rifles the others older aged stocks. Locks are original that I can tell, that or they've gotten extremely good at reproductions.

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Given the location, you have to be careful on the old stuff. I have seen a bunch of Khyber Martini Henrys, but never a Snider. But I would have to think it has been done. Sniders are cool old rifles. I have a Nepali Snider that I make hand loads for by using 24 gauge shotgun shells and .585 minie balls. It is a blast literally and figuratively.
 
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