Original U.S. Civil War Era 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle marked Tower 1862 Caps & Hats Mayer) on the solid back

Mayer) on the solid back under the pin

Top of the barrel still has a clear manufacturer engraving:

one of the highest casualty rates suffered in WW II

• OD officer tunic with 8th Army Air Force Patch

Original U.S. Civil War Era 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle marked Tower 1862 Caps & Hats Mayer) on the solid backOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a nice example of the 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 TOWER 1862 below the cap bolster, and it is marked with a QUEEN'S CROWN to the rear of the hammer. However, there is no V. R. under the crown. This