Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Artillery Carbine and P-56 Saber Bayonet Lewis Gun Grade I (new never issued)

Grade I (new never issued)

A wonderful grouping in a researched mobile artillery commander during WWII

gate opened thereby setting off the grenade to the great disappointment of whoever triggered the booby trap

this is an original British bright red Melton cloth evening jacket with correct black waistcoat (vest) together with the original navy blue tapered coveralls (pants) with broad red stripe down each trouser leg denoting being from a ROYAL REGIMENT

with some verbal interpretation

Original British P-1864 Snider type Breech Loading Artillery Carbine and P-56 Saber Bayonet Lewis Gun Grade I (new never issued)Original Item: Only One Available. This is a true artillery carbine with 5 groove rifling, the correct small back sight, bayonet lug for a the Pattern 1856 saber bayonet, checkered butt stock, early style MkI style breech block and correct trigger guard. It was found in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2003 in our purchase of over 55,000 antique firearms from the Government of Nepal. There is no definitive way of telling which parts were made in England and which