Snider–Enfield rifle

E191268

The Snider–Enfield rifle was a 19th-century British breech-loading conversion of the Enfield muzzle-loading rifle, widely used by the British Army during the mid to late 1800s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf breech-loading rifle ⓘ
military firearm ⓘ
rifle ⓘ
action breech-loading ⓘ
side-hinged breechblock ⓘ
barrelLength approximately 36.5 inches (rifle variant) ⓘ
caliber .577 inch ⓘ
cartridge .577 Snider ⓘ
conversionOf Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designDate 1860s ⓘ
designedFor cavalry use (carbine variants) ⓘ
infantry use ⓘ
designer Jacob Snider ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
feedSystem single-shot ⓘ
followedBy Martini–Henry rifle ⓘ
follows Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
hasPart external hammer ⓘ
hinged breechblock ⓘ
iron sights ⓘ
hasVariant cadet carbine ⓘ
carbine ⓘ
long rifle ⓘ
short rifle ⓘ
inServiceUntil late 19th century ⓘ
introduced 1866 ⓘ
loading metallic cartridge ⓘ
manufacturer Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield ⓘ
material steel barrel ⓘ
walnut stock ⓘ
mechanism Snider conversion system ⓘ
linked to: Snider
notableFeature conversion of muzzle-loading rifles to breech-loading system ⓘ
use of self-contained metallic cartridges ⓘ
numberOfGrooves 3 ⓘ
overallLength approximately 54 inches (rifle variant) ⓘ
precededBy Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
replaced Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket as standard British service rifle ⓘ
riflingType progressive-depth rifling ⓘ
serviceEntry 1866 ⓘ
usedAs standard service rifle of the British Army ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
colonial forces of the British Empire ⓘ
usedInConflict Anglo-Ashanti wars ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Ashanti Wars

New Zealand Wars ⓘ
Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
various colonial campaigns of the British Empire ⓘ
weight approximately 9 pounds (rifle variant) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield → notableProduct → Snider–Enfield rifle ⓘ
Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket → replacedBy → Snider–Enfield rifle ⓘ
RSAF Enfield → designed → Snider–Enfield rifle ⓘ
RSAF Enfield → manufactured → Snider–Enfield rifle ⓘ
Martini–Henry rifle → replaced → Snider–Enfield rifle ⓘ
Enfield Lock → historicallyAssociatedWith → Enfield rifle ⓘ
linked to: Snider–Enfield rifle
Jacob Snider → notableWork → Snider–Enfield rifle ⓘ
Jacob Snider → notableWork → Snider–Enfield breech-loading rifle conversion ⓘ
linked to: Snider–Enfield rifle
Jacob Snider → associatedWith → Enfield rifle ⓘ
linked to: Snider–Enfield rifle
.577 Snider → designedForFirearm → Snider–Enfield rifle ⓘ
.577 Snider → usedIn → Snider–Enfield rifle ⓘ