Original British P-1853 Enfield 3rd Model Percussion Rifle dated 1860 - V.R. & New Zealand Marked British Documents & Books so did the Swiss (the

so did the Swiss (the M-18)

Sterling floorplates are identified by the word OFF and an arrow to indicate the direction in which to remove it

Griffin and Tow worked from 1773-1796 on Bond Street in London

The Asano were the daimyo (feudal lords) of the Hiroshima Domain at the time that the han system was abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration in 1871

This indicates manufacture by Conetta Manufacturing Company of Stamford

Original British P-1853 Enfield 3rd Model Percussion Rifle dated 1860 - V.R. & New Zealand Marked British Documents & Books so did the Swiss (theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of the 3rd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The three steel barrel bands are held on with screw pressure, as typical of the 3rd model, and bear British Proof marks. The lock is marked 1860 ENFIELD below the cap bolster, indicating manufacture at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock, where the P 1853 was designed. It