Original U.S. Civil War 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Confederate Marked Percussion Export Rifle by Potts & Hunt MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Co” on the front flap

Co” on the front flap

The milled slot positively secured the hammer between chambers for safe carry by placing the hammer's firing pin where it did not rest on a percussion cap

This Sapper's Model is fully described on Pages 256/257 of Volume 2 of David Harding's magnificent work Small Arms of the East India Company 1600-1856

Iron pieces were typically intricate

The Mauser C96 (Construktion 96) is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937

Original U.S. Civil War 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Confederate Marked Percussion Export Rifle by Potts & Hunt MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Co” on the front flapOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of a 3rd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, as produced in England with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The three steel barrel bands are held on with screw pressure, as typical of the 3rd model. The lock is marked POTTS & HUNT LONDON, and there is no "Crown" or "V. R." marking on the lock plate tail. The barrel does bear the correct British Proof Markings of