1861 Enfield Help.

[Kev18]

I got a hold of this enfield from someone. Its been in their family for a while. Im missing a firing pin and a front sight it looks like... Anyhting else I need to know?
Im more into leverguns so my knowledge on this thing is limited. .577 snider?

[Red River Rick]

Kev:

It is a Snider, that's been chopped down.
How long is the barrel?

RRR

[Outpost75]

The 1861 date is when the original muzzleloader was made. The breechloading conversion dates from early 1870s depending on the mark. Very common for long guns to be cut down for shipboard, artillery and cavalry use. The London gunmakers also made sporting versions. My friend in Italy loads a .60" round ball in 24-ga. cases shortened to 2 inches with 80 grains of FFg and a fiber wad column with grease cookie of 50-50 olive oil and beeswax. Very effective on driven boar at short range

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[fgd135]

Snider parts--they will ship to USA:
https://www.peterdyson.co.uk/acatalog/SNIDER.html

Looks like you'll need a firing pin, firing pin spring, and SNIDER nipple. A regular musket nipple will not work.
Btw, a hardware store spring will work as the FP spring.

[Kev18]

Snider parts--they will ship to USA:
https://www.peterdyson.co.uk/acatalog/SNIDER.html

Looks like you'll need a firing pin, firing pin spring, and SNIDER nipple. A regular musket nipple will not work.
Btw, a hardware store spring will work as the FP spring.

Thanks. That's what I wanted to know. I dont live in the states, im in Canada. Il try to find somewhere that has parts.

[Red River Rick]

Peter Dyson will ship to Canada. They do have the parts you need: https://www.peterdyson.co.uk/acatalog/SNIDER.html

RRR

[John in PA]

In my experience, something about the stock design makes recoil particularly brutal with the Snyder. Keep your thumb well away from your nose and head well back on the stock. Ask me how I know...

[yulzari]

The stock design was used in service across the world in many armies and over literally decades without complaint. It is just to be held differently to US ones like Springfields.