Original British P-1864 Nepalese-made Gurkha Snider Three Band Rifle with Tang Mounted Breech Lock Safety - Nakku Arsenal

Original Item: One of a Kind. The Nepalese cache purchase of 2003 is truly the gift that keeps on giving, even after almost 20 years! Many of these have been purchased over the years, and this is a lovely example that was hand picked years ago from our warehouse, and was later acquired from their estate. It has been fully cleaned and restored, and is definitely has some very interesting features! This is a lovely example of a Three Band Pattern 1864 Snider long rifle, made at the NAKKU ARSENAL in KATHMANDU under British Supervision. In the 19th early 19th century much British assistance, Nepal created its own Military quality Arms Industry based at Nakku. The Nepalese had originally been armed with match locks when the Gurkha armies invaded India in 1813. After the Treaty of Seguli in 1816 the British provided Military technicians to bring the Nepalese army into the modern world. They started by producing the Third Model Brown Bess (India Pattern). The P-1837 Brunswick Rifle followed,