Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle P-1853 - Dated 1864 Night Sights production

production

which proved very successful

Note: Will require cleaning and fitting

but no regimental markings are evident

with patches of rust and grime

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle P-1853 - Dated 1864 Night Sights productionOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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. The Confederates imported more Enfields during the course of the war than any other small arm, buying from private contractors and gun runners. It has been estimated that over 900,000 P53 Enfields