British Air Commodore Viscount Walter Leslie Runciman of Doxford: Uniform Set Snider Rifle Parts The Sight assembly contained in

The Sight assembly contained in it's original brown leather "leg of mutton" style carry case with two belt loops on rear

the top of the frame is marked BURNSIDE PATENT MODEL OF 1864 and the lockplate is marked BURNSIDE RIFLE CO / PROVIDENCE R

it is still found in service in the armed forces of some Commonwealth nations

a kukri bayonet mounted on a musket is always an impressive theft deterrent

which hides the attachment rivets for the chin strap and liner

British Air Commodore Viscount Walter Leslie Runciman of Doxford: Uniform Set Snider Rifle Parts The Sight assembly contained inOriginal Item: One Only. The History: Walter Leslie Runciman Bt. OBE, AFC, AE. Born: 1900 Died: 1989, son of Viscount Runciman of Doxford, educated at Eton and became a King's Scholar at Trinity College Cambridge. First Commander of RAF 607 (County of Durham) Squadron raised March 17th. 1930. This Fighter Squadron became one of Britain most famous Squadrons in The Battle of Britain and throughout WW2. In 1939 Runciman was promoted to Air Commodore and