Main Sale - March 2012 : Sale A1062 Lot 933
A .577 (SNIDER) BREECH-LOADING SERVICE-RIFLE, UNSIGNED, MODEL NEW ZEALAND CONTRACT TWO-BAND, serial no. 418,

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A .577 (SNIDER) BREECH-LOADING SERVICE-RIFLE, UNSIGNED, MODEL 'NEW ZEALAND CONTRACT TWO-BAND', serial no. 418,
British made, with 30 3/4in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight, ladder rear-sight, breech-body stamped 'N.Z' bisected with a broad arrow, side-hinged breech-block, plain military-style lock stamped with a Victorian crown cypher, walnut three-quarter stock with brass furniture, iron barrel-bands and original iron clearing rod, muzzle with bayonet lug (some pitting to exposed surfaces)
Estimate £500-700