Original British Enfield Two Band Short Rifle Converted Robert's Patent 1867 Breechloader - dated 1863 Scabbards & Sheaths The bottom of the sheath

The bottom of the sheath has a small hole in it and seems like it would have been made if the knife was put back in the sheath in correctly

58" - Seven Groove Rifling

and allows loading of a fresh cartridge

We do not know if this was done at arsenal

with a longer edge on the inside

Original British Enfield Two Band Short Rifle Converted Robert's Patent 1867 Breechloader - dated 1863 Scabbards & Sheaths The bottom of the sheathOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is very interesting, and certainly something that we have not had before! While we have had two examples of the rare Springfield Model 1863 Robert's Patent 1867 conversions, we have never had a British Enfield Rifled musket converted in a similar fashion. In the late 1860s like the United States, the British were looking for ways to move to a breech loading system, and hopefully one that could be used to convert