.577" Snider bullet
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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
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
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s
Rights
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Geolocation
Collection
Citation (Chicago 17 Style)
n.c., “.577" Snider bullet,” n.d. (c.1867-late 1870s), Item Sm.203, Private collection, https://www.oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/75.
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