THE SNIDER by John Walter (Hardcover Book)

Newly Printed: Just released in the United States! THE SNIDER with Notes on the Enfield Rifle-Musket and the British Army's Search for a Breechloading Conversion. Written by renowned firearms author John Walter. Hardcover laminated "wipe clean" printed case; 11 1/8" x 8 3/4", 96 pages, hundreds of full color illustrations. ISBN 978-0-9960731-3-4. Published by the Tharston Press, an imprint of International Military Antiques, Inc.The British .577 Snider–Enfield was a breech-loading rifle. The American Jacob Snider invented this firearm action, and the Snider–Enfield was one of the most widely used of the Snider varieties. The British Army adopted it in 1866 as a conversion system for its ubiquitous Pattern 1853 Enfield muzzle-loading rifles, and used it until 1874 when the Martini–Henry rifle began to supersede it. The British Indian Army used the Snider–Enfield until the end of the nineteenth century. The Snider first saw action with the British/Indian Army at the battle of Magdala (Ar