Original British P-1853 Enfield Three Band Rifle Converted to Snider Mk.II** dated 1859 - USGI Afghanistan Bring Back Category_Spade Grip Assembly The Twenty-seventh was of the

The Twenty-seventh was of the "Three Hundred Fighting

At least thirty sets of brothers served and died on the Juneau

The Middle East campaign began in 1916 with Australian troops taking part in the defence of the Suez Canal and the allied re-conquest of the Sinai Desert

The polish on the blade is still very good

The scabbard chape was also blacked to help prevent the metal from reflecting light

Original British P-1853 Enfield Three Band Rifle Converted to Snider Mk.II** dated 1859 - USGI Afghanistan Bring Back Category_Spade Grip Assembly The Twenty-seventh was of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This rifle is 100% all British manufacture, starting life in 1857 as a . 577 caliber three band ENFIELD Percussion Rifle model of P 1853. The lock is plate stamped "CROWN" over V. R. and ENFIELD 1859, indicating manufacture at the Royal Small Arms factory at Enfield. This was a military issue, as indicated by the Royal Cypher monogram. It also has the correct CROWN BROAD ARROW "lock viewer's" mark and additional