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Snider Cavalry Carbines?

The cavalrymen in this picture appear to be posing with Snider Cavalry Carbines.

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Re: Snider Cavalry Carbines?

I can't see the action really well, but they are likely Sniders.-Ryan

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Re: Snider Cavalry Carbines?

Certainly not cavalry, more like cadet or Portugese carbines , could be percussion , can anybody date the uniforms, out of my league cheers Ian.It's not so much the size of the hole but where it is

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Re: Snider Cavalry Carbines?

The Photo is of too poor a resalution to be able to enlarge and see the breach of the standing soldier With a higher resalution picture I caould be able to tell if it is a snider or not. but as it is...

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Re: Snider Cavalry Carbines?

They must be Sniders. If they were muzzle loaders they would have ramrods.Gwyn

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Re: Snider Cavalry Carbines?

Not cadet carbines either, as they weren't used in India and like Gwyn said, no ramrods or under-ribs.

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