Guns International #: 103539261
Seller's Inventory #: 250667

Category - Civil War Rifles - Enfield Rifles

Category
Civil War Rifles
Enfield Rifles

1861 Dated CIVIL WAR Antique P1853 ENFIELD Infantry Rifle-Musket BAYONET COMMERCIAL PROOFED Rifle-Musket w/SLING & SHEATH

Description:
1861 Dated CIVIL WAR Antique P1853 ENFIELD Infantry Rifle-Musket BAYONET  

COMMERCIAL PROOFED Rifle-Musket w/SLING & SHEATH

Here we present an antique British Tower Marked Commercial Pattern 1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Rifle-Musket, made in 1861 in London or Birmingham, England. The P53 was the British Military Ordnance Board’s choice for adoption as the primary long arm in 1853. It was considered the apex European military gun of that time, introduced by the British War Department after several studies to improve the calibers and the dimensions of the previous models. However, it kept the same general appearance of the earlier pattern 1851. The overwhelming majority of P53 Enfield Rifles, including this example, were made by commercial gun makers in Birmingham and London under contract. This gun features steel barrel bands, and the ramrod tip is shaped with the characteristic jag slot.

The Enfield 1853 rifle-musket was also used by both the North and the South in the American Civil War and was the second most widely used infantry weapon in the war, surpassed only by the Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket. The Confederates imported more Enfields during the course of the war than any other small arm, buying from private contractors and gun runners. It has been estimated that over 900,000 P53 Enfields were imported into America and saw service in every major engagement of the war.
The overall condition is fine. Strong action. Original dark brown patinas. The bore has been bored smooth and is in good condition. Fine stock with less than average handling wear. Both the sling and bayonet and in good shape. Commercial Birmingham proofs along with Isaac Hollis & Sons markings along the underside of the butt stock. There is a small oval cartouche on the top of the comb, just forward of the butt plate tang.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 39 inches.

Caliber: .60 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2400

#250667
 

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Antique: Yes