.577" Snider bullet

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Dublin Core

Title

.577" Snider bullet

Identifier

Item Sm.203

Description

0.577" calibre lead bullet

Creator

n.c.

Subject

Armour and Weapons--weapon--projectile weapon---projectile--ammunition--bullet.

Date

n.d. (c.1867-late 1870s)

Source

Old Smithfield township.

Snider cartridges were first produced in 1867. The early .577" Snider cartridges were made from a composite design using paper and brass foil with a stamped metallic base and primer. The design changed in the late-1870s to replicate the Martini-Henry drawn brass cartridge.

The Queensland Native Mounted Police were issued Snider rifles between 1866 and 1880.

Publisher

Private collection

Format

Material: Metallic
Surface find
Diagnostic: Yes
Weight: 525 gr / 34 g 
Size: 27 mm long
Calibre: 0.577" / 14.7 mm

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

165138S1454201E
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s

Rights

© 2021 oldsmithfield.com

Geolocation

Citation (Chicago 17 Style)

n.c., “.577" Snider bullet,” n.d. (c.1867-late 1870s), Item Sm.203, Private collection, https://oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/75.

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