The British .577 Snider-Enfield was a breech loading rifle. The firearm action was invented by the American Jacob Snider and the Snider-Enfield was one of the most widely used of the Snider varieties. It was adopted by British Army as a conversion system for its ubiquitous Pattern 1853 Enfield muzzle-loading rifles. It was introduced in 1866 and was used by the British Army until it was superseded by the Martini-Henry rifle in 1871.
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length (km)
1.25095
weight (kg)
3628.8
origin
United Kingdom
type
Service rifle
used in war
British Empire, First Boer War, Boshin War, Fenian raids, Anglo-Zulu War, North-West Rebellion, Red River Rebellion, Russo-Turkish War (1877–78), British Expedition to Abyssinia, Anglo-Ashanti wars, New Zealand Wars
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