Original British P-1853 Enfield 2nd Model Tower Marked Percussion Rifled Musket - dated 1857 Category_Blunderbuss with the plating mostly intact

with the plating mostly intact with lovely patination

It is in operating condition but stiff with most all the markings are now worn away

On 30 November 1939

A bit of separation in one inch area where the visor meets the body

being tightly wrapped with twisted brass wire

Original British P-1853 Enfield 2nd Model Tower Marked Percussion Rifled Musket - dated 1857 Category_Blunderbuss with the plating mostly intactOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of the 2nd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, produced in London, England, with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The three steel barrel bands are held on with band springs, as typical of the 2nd model. The lock is marked TOWER 1857 below the cap bolster, and it is marked with a QUEEN'S CROWN V. R. to the rear of the hammer. This indicates military production for