Original British Officer Private Purchase Snider Two band Rifle by Lowe of Chester French Machine Guns and the 26th Division HQ

and the 26th Division HQ was moved up to Chamigny

- LSA Co (London Small Arms Co)

3519 were delivered in 1940 alone

The gun is half stocked and the wood butt bears the British stamping of 1895 on one side and various Nepali stamps on the reverse

but here is a variation totally unknown with the plausible explanation to explain it's adoption

Original British Officer Private Purchase Snider Two band Rifle by Lowe of Chester French Machine Guns and the 26th Division HQOriginal Item: Only One Available. A fine quality officer's private purchase . 577 caliber Snider short rifle. Features a quality walnut wood stock with checkering on the wrist, original 30 inch barrel with strong rifling remaining and a silver, un engraved small silver escutcheon. The breach block displays the Snider logo. The lock shows a double line border engraving and is marked LOWE CHESTER Bayonet stand for a sword saber bayonet set 4" back from