A .577 (SNIDER) ENFIELD MK III NEW ZEALAND ISSUE TWO-BAND SNIDER SERVICE RIFLE BY N. A. & A. CO. serial no. 87/0786, dated 1879, with 30 1/2in. Birmingham Ordnance proofed barrel, rifled with five grooves, bayonet lug at muzzle, block and blade front-sight and ladder rear-sight, the breech stamped 'N.Z./80/0786', the lock stamped with the crown 'V.R.' cypher on the tail and ' N. A. & A. CO. / 1879', (National Arms & Ammunition Co.) to the centre, regulation iron mounted full walnut stock, the butt cap tang marked 'N.Z. 2173', replacement rod. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament

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