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Item Code: 2024-341
Offered here is a snap-cap from an English P1853 Enfield rifle. Consisting of a split iron ring, 3” brass chain, and iron cap. The leather washer is missing from the underside of the cap. These are also known as nipple protectors.
The split ring would have been attached to the sling swivel at the trigger guard. A small item that is often missing from Enfield rifles. [jet][ph:L]
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