Original British Pattern 1864 Gurkha-made Snider Two Band Short Rifle - Cleaned and Complete French Militaria indicating that it most likely

indicating that it most likely did not see much use in service

K2 and some others

and though not intended as a fighting knife

filth and rust from 30 year warehouse storage

a true hero's named crush cap from the European theatre of WW2

Original British Pattern 1864 Gurkha-made Snider Two Band Short Rifle - Cleaned and Complete French Militaria indicating that it most likelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a Two Band Pattern 1864 Snider short rifle, made at the NAKKU ARSENAL in KATHMANDU under British Supervision. In the 19th early 19th century much British assistance, Nepal created its own Military quality Arms Industry based at Nakku. The Nepalese had originally been armed with match locks when the Gurkha armies invaded India in 1813. After the Treaty of Seguli in 1816 the British provided