Description
as indicated by the powder corrosion around the touch hole
complete with leather pants and spurs
it can be an important tool in identification
It is complete and retains its wonderful original blue finish
we call it the trigger
Original U.S. Civil War British P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Rifle dated 1863 with Confederate Acceptance Markings Manufacture Type_New Made Items as indicated by the powderOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is certainly something you don't see every day, if at all. This is a great example of the classic P 1853 Percussion Rifle, with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. This is the long rifle, known as a "Three Band" due to the three steel barrel bands it has. The Lock is simply engraved, marked on the exterior only with a CROWN and DATED 1863. The barrel bears the correct British Proof Markings of the period.