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Antique Item #C2002
T. Turner Commercial Snider Rifle
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SN 4761 is a commerical Snider MKIII built by Thomas Turner. This Victorian commercial rifle shows a bright excellent bore in 577 Snider caliber. The barrel shows a mix of original blue and brown with a few minor corrosion marks and T.Turner. The lock shows Thomas Turner, Fisher Street,Birmingham. The breech/action locks in tight. The wood rates very good to excellent and is a selected English walnut with the Turner roundel. All commerical proofs. The trigger guard shows a #5496 that may be an associaton number. Commerical Sniders are far scarcer than military variations.