A British .577 Snider-Enfield artillery carbine, barrel 21.5 in., tangent/ladder back sight

A British .577 Snider-Enfield artillery carbine, barrel 21.5 in., tangent/ladder back sight graduated to 600 yards, MK III Snider breech with locking bolt and flat hammer nose, Tower lock dated 1861, various War Department control marks, stock with brass furniture and two barrel bands, butt plate tang 'CkA' over '16', jag head clearing rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.

The George Geear Collection

Unit marking on butt plate tang possible for Cork Artillery.