Nepalese Enfield-Snider Carbine Smoothbore

.577 Cal. 25.75" barrel length. SN: NSN. Bright metal finish set in walnut straight wrist half length stock with steel fittings and fixed front blade and rear notch sights. Single shot rotating breechblock rifle mounting front and rear sling loops, and a spring-loaded firing pin. Bore has been smoothed. Item is marked L.P./{Crescent Moon} on the lockplate with a Birmingham proof mark, 25 bore marking, and S stamp. Left barrel struck FOR BALL. Remnants of a broad arrow visible on top breech with later applied Nepalese service marks. Stock struck with the initials EP forward of an illegible cartouche. Comes with cleaning rod.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Good. Bore is Bright with no rifling visible. Metal finish shows gray to brown mottling overall with weak markings indicative of refinishing at some point. Stock likewise has weak edges and marks with some faint traces of checkering to the wrist. Action is functional.

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