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My Mk3 is Enfield made, 1870 dated, with a crisp shooting bore, really nice rifle, they sure new how to build them in those days.

I will post some pics next week Christel.



Cheers John.

dromia wrote:In fact I have lots of Snider photos as I am very fond of Sniders, collecting them and shooting them, but unfortunately all the photographs I have are all too big for the people here.

Hope you don't mind me trying to 'draw you out' with my previous post - I do understand why you won't post more of your photos....

600 yrd Fig 11 accuracy is relatively easy to obtain.

You must bear in mind that the Snider accuracy, like many military rifles, is limited more by the sights that its shooting ability.

Got to ask, I have seen MK2 and 3 mentioned, is there a 1 and is it to do with when they were manufactured?

Adam, am I correct to think the pictures of the Danish Snider I posted are of quality of rifle that will probably never be seen or do they really exist in such a condition? I have a feeling it has been restored and I am never a great fan of such activities, much preferring to see and feel the original patina and surface of the rifle.

huntervixen wrote:My Mk3 is Enfield made, 1870 dated, with a crisp shooting bore, really nice rifle, they sure new how to build them in those days.

I will post some pics next week Christel.



Cheers John.

Thank you!

Dougan wrote:
Hope you don't mind me trying to 'draw you out' with my previous post - I do understand why you won't post more of your photos....

Thank you Dougan.

I am pleased to share the little I may know but now think it is better to target it on a more personal "interested" basis than dilute the effort with the more general post to the disinterested.

christel wrote:Got to ask, I have seen MK2 and 3 mentioned, is there a 1 and is it to do with when they were manufactured?

With regard to the P53 based Snider's, they advanced through the marks as improvements and modifications were made to the Breech mechanism.

When they ran out of P53's they started manufacturing MK 3's from scratch, they only served for a brief period 10-15 years before replacement by the Martini Henry.

ovenpaa wrote:Adam, am I correct to think the pictures of the Danish Snider I posted are of quality of rifle that will probably never be seen or do they really exist in such a condition? I have a feeling it has been restored and I am never a great fan of such activities, much preferring to see and feel the original patina and surface of the rifle.

David those photos do look as though they are of a rifle in very good condition, without seeing the original I wouldn't dream of having a view on its condition, from photos it would only be speculation. However good photographs do help you ask meaningful questions to get a better view on a rifle "originality".

To be honest I haven't seen very many Danish Sniders, three that I can recall, one of which I own, and none as good as the one in the photographs.

A good restoration "more of a cleaning really" shouldn't remove much of a rifles history.

We were looking at rifle Friday, I counted five different numbers on one Swedish 'Sniper' that was up for 2600... We were also shown 'original' rifles that had been scrubbed and re blued. There were some nice ones as well though.