.577 Snider Boxer Ammunition 10rds Dated 1868 (2 Packages)

@ Paper wrapped packages of .577 Snider and tied with string dated 1868.

The .577 Snider cartridge was a British black powder metallic cartridge, which fired a .577" 480gr lead projectile, primarily used in the Snider-Enfield rifle.

Early .577 Snider cartridges were made from paper, with a metallic base and primer, but later commercial cartridges were made from drawn brass, much like modern small arms ammunition. The .577 Snider cartridge was eventually replaced in service by the .577/450 Martini-Henry cartridge in the 1870s. The .577 Snider cartridge is considered obsolete, with commercial production having ceased in the 1930s.