Simply put, the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket, along with its variants, is one of the most important firearms of the 19th century. By the end of the Crimean War in 1856, the 1842 smoothbore would have been completely replaced by a rifled musket. Original two band rifle musket .577 caliber with correct 33” barrel with 3 grooves, saber bayonet lug & original knurl & slotted ramrod. The bayonet is designed for the 1853 3-band Enfield long rifle. The British Enfield Pattern 1856 followed the original Pattern 1853 into service in an effort to produce a more "infantry-friendly" long gun. Has anyone experience with Enfield two banders with this rifling configuration … On January 25, 1856 one of the first, and most important long arms to be derived from the Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket was officially approved for use in the British Army. The Enfield rifle-musket was a contributing cause of the Indian rebellion of 1857. rifles saw service with Confederate forces in virtually every major battle of the war. The following year in 1857 a new loading and … The Enfield P53 was introduced to Indian troops under British rule in 1856. The British Enfield rifle-musket played a significant role in the Civil War. Just over 500,000 Enfield muskets were purchased / imported by the US Ordnance Department during the Civil War. The original forms were effective man-killers to be sure however their primary physical restriction lay in their length which made them unwieldy for late-19 Century warfare. Civil War Tower Enfield “Pattern 1856 Short Rifle” Description: Civil War imported Enfield Pattern 1856 Army Short Rifle aka “Sergeant’s Rifle”. The Enfield 1853 rifle-musket was 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. This rifle has been in one family for the past 60 years and came from right here in Georgia along with a Confederate 1842 Springfield. Enfield/Tower Rifle; British Snider Enfield Rifles; Whitneyville Plymouth M1861 Rifle; M1863 Zouave Rifle; M1855-M1863 US Springfield Muskets; M1861 Special Musket (Colt,L.G. Brass mounted leather scabbard included. Enfield Pattern 1858 Short-Rifle, also know as the Pattern 1856 No. The furniture; butt plate, trigger guard, nose guard, left side lock screw escutcheons are entirely made of iron. Hello I've recently started a new project on my homepage called the P-1856 Enfield Project The two band P-56 Enfield muzzleloader has the 1 in 78" twist and a 33" barrel. The Enfield went through a couple of minor changes in 1855 including a new ramrod and solid barrel bands. Stout’s classic, original British longarm is an 1863-dated, Tower-marked Enfield Pattern 1856 manufactured by Tower, a private Birmingham, England arms facility. Complete set of bayonet, scabbard, and frog for the 1853 3-band Enfield long rifle. Nearly 300,000 of the .577-cal. 2 or Bar-on-Band: Overall length 49 inches, barrel length 33 inches, caliber 0.577 inch, rifled with 2 barrel bands. Attached to the rifle the bayonet gave close quarters weapons an extra long reach. Original Item: Only One Available. Excellent replica of the originals with great attention to details. Confederate Enfield Two Band Rifle ID'D to 2nd Kentucky Cavalry and 1864 Atlanta Campaign This is a Pattern 1856 2 band Enfield Sergeant's Rifle in Caliber .577. 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