"Snider\u2013Enfield"@en . . . . "1.25095"^^ . . "3628.8"^^ . "The British .577 Snider\u2013Enfield was a breech-loading rifle. The American Jacob Snider invented the firearm action, and the Snider\u2013Enfield was one of the most widely used of the Snider varieties. The British Army adopted it in 1866 as a conversion system for its ubiquitous Pattern 1853 Enfield muzzle-loading rifles, and used it until 1871 when the Martini\u2013Henry rifle superseded it. The British Indian Army used the Snider\u2013Enfield until the end of the nineteenth century."@en .