a rifle invented by Jacob Snider and adopted by the British in 1867 for
use in warfare. Well, the British Tommy that went down there with his Snider or his Lee-Enfield and brought them higher
education in the first
place was only occasionally followed by anybody who taught them anything.
- Study Evaluation of Information (11 Aug. 64) a rifle invented by Jacob Snider and adopted by the British in 1867 for
use in warfare. Well, the British Tommy that went down there with his Snider or his Lee-Enfield and brought them higher
education in the first
place was only occasionally followed by anybody who taught them anything.
an
English rifle, earlier known as an Enfield (named after Enfield, a district in
London,
England, also the site of a small-arms
factory). The Enfield was originally designed to be
muzzle-
loaded (meaning
loaded through the front end of the barrel); however,
American inventor Jacob Snider (?-1866) created a system in the 1800s so the Enfield could be
loaded more rapidly and conveniently at the back end of the barrel, near the trigger. Snider's modified rifle (called the Snider-Enfield, or simply the Snider) had a
caliber of .557 of an inch (14.1
mm). (
Caliber refers to the inside diameter of the
gun barrel.) It was offered to US officials, who rejected it; however, the British
government did accept it and in 1867 it was adopted for
use by British troops.
a rifle invented by Jacob Snider and adopted by the British in 1867 for
use in warfare. Well, the British Tommy that went down there with his Snider or his Lee-Enfield and brought them higher
education in the first placeTwas only occasionally followed by anybody who taught them anything.
- Study Evaluation of Information (11 Aug. 64) a rifle invented by Jacob Snider and adopted by the British in 1867 for
use in warfare.