Original U.S WWII D-Day 508th PIR Pathfinder Named Grouping P-1853 Enfield but did not replace the

but did not replace the standard issue muzzle-loading rifled muskets in use at the time

Thousands of French Rifles were captured during the Franco-Prussian war

- Fore stock may be incomplete and damaged

very early block (quite rare) with an integral brass belt support strip

no paperwork and no provenance

Original U.S WWII D-Day 508th PIR Pathfinder Named Grouping P-1853 Enfield but did not replace theOriginal Items: One of a kind. Lieutenant Robert "Bob" D. Shields (enlisted ASN 32192739, Officer ASN 0 2011106) served in the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion. During his service he was promoted from Private to Staff Sergeant to Second Lieutenant. Bob Shields participated in all of the 508th PIRs campaigns and battles including D Day by jumping into Normandy on the night of June 5th, 1944, Operation Market Garden