Guns International #: 102326943
Seller's Inventory #: 227854

Category - Enfield Rifles - Antique Rifles - Percussion

Category
Enfield Rifles
Antique Rifles - Percussion

Commercial Pattern 1853 ENFIELD Infantry Rifle-Musket Antique Tower .577 CW BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS TRADE w/BAYONET & SLING

Description:
Commercial Pattern 1853 ENFIELD Infantry Rifle-Musket Antique Tower .577 CW

BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS TRADE w/BAYONET & SLING

Here we present an antique Enfield Pattern 1853 Three Band Rifle-Musket, made in 1863 in 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 were made by commercial gun makers in Birmingham and London under contract.
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.

These were also used in the Crimean War from 1854 to 1856, the Sepoy Mutiny from 1857 to 1858, the New Zealand Land Wars that ended in 1872, and many various other conflicts, especially in colonies in British Imperial possession in the 1850s, 60s and 70s.

The overall condition is very good. Nice plum patina. The action is excellent. The bore is in good condition; patinated with strong rifling. The stock is dark and shows two stamps behind the trigger guard as well as a stocker name rearward of those. “A.W.” is stamped on the left stock flat. Stable split at the front of the left stock flat; otherwise solid. Comes with the bayonet, scabbard, and the sling. A nice piece!

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

Barrel is 39 inches.

Caliber: .577 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2800

#227854
 

SOLD

Antique: Yes