Product Details
A .577 ENFIELD 'PATTERN 1853, 3RD MODEL' THREE-BAND PERCUSSION SERVICE RIFLE, no visible serial number,
with 39in. barrel rifled with three grooves, fitted with block and blade front sights and ladder rear-sight graduated to 900 yards, the breech struck with Enfield ordnance inspection stamps, the lock struck with the crown "V,R." cypher on the tail and "ENFIELD 1859" to centre together with the small crown arrow inspection stamp, regulation brass mounted full walnut stock and three screw clamping barrels bands all with Enfield inspection stamps, the butt bears the Enfield acceptance roundel downgraded to second class and "4 / 1882" (March 1882), the rifle is complete with its original Enfield marked rod
Provenance: This is a true Enfield made Enfield rifle, such rifles were made to the highest standards of the day in the most modern arms factory in Europe, they were machine made and all parts fully interchangeable, Enfield made Pattern 1853 percussion rifles are exceptionally scarce today as almost the entire production was converted to Snider / Enfield breech loading rifle, very few escaped.
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Estimate £500-700