Original British Pattern 1864 Nepalese-made Gurkha Snider Two Band Short Rifle - Nakku Arsenal Price_$-050 - $200 leading to the 96th's nickname

leading to the 96th's nickname of "Deadeye Division"

meaning this was one of the highest quality private purchase officer Pepper Box pistols available at the time

belonged to an officer who trained at the flak artillery school located in Wustrow

A lovely genuine piece of identified trench art created during the monotonous hours of down time in the trenches during World War I

Government Printing Office: 1943-O-533688

Original British Pattern 1864 Nepalese-made Gurkha Snider Two Band Short Rifle - Nakku Arsenal Price_$-050 - $200 leading to the 96th's nicknameOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a Two Band Pattern 1864 Snider short rifle, made at the NAKKU ARSENAL in KATHMANDU under British Supervision. In the 19th early 19th century much British assistance, Nepal created its own Military quality Arms Industry based at Nakku. The Nepalese had originally been armed with match locks when the Gurkha armies invaded India in 1813. After the Treaty of Seguli in 1816 the British provided