1862 Enfield, P-1853 Type III Rifle Musket | Civil War Arsenal
WEBThe 1853 Type III Enfield was the most common imported weapon of the Civil War. Both the North and South imported this weapon to the tune of 900,000 from 1861 to 1865. At the outbreak of the war the Enfield was considered the rifle of choice.
English Enfields In Confederate Service | An Official Journal Of The NRA
WEBJul 7, 2016 · Learn how the Confederacy bought and used the British Enfield rifle-musket, the standard arm of the British Army, in the Civil War. See photos and details of the different models, makers and...
Tower Armory Pattern 1858/1862 Enfield Rifle Musket
WEBCollections. Tower Armory Pattern 1858/1862 Enfield Rifle Musket. Usage Conditions Apply. Associated Date: 1862. Location: Currently not on view. Place Made: United Kingdom. See more items in: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military. Exhibition: Exhibition Location: Credit Line: U.S. Military Service Institute.
Pattern 1853 Enfield - Wikipedia
WEBThe Pattern 1853 Enfield was a .577 calibre rifled musket used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867. It saw action in various wars, such as the Crimean War, the American Civil War, and the Taiping Rebellion.
Tower Enfield Musket | An Official Journal Of The NRA
WEBMar 11, 2014 · In this article. British Enfield 1853, civil war guns, Enfield, muzzleloading firearms, Tower 1860, Tower of London. Find out more about a British Enfield 1853 pattern rifle-musket...
Confederate Sharpshooter Berry Benson and His Enfield
WEBJan 25, 2017 · Learn about the remarkable life and career of Berry Benson, a Civil War sharpshooter who fought with Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and escaped from two Union prisons. Find out how he used...
Enfield P53 Muskets in the Civil War - Numrich Gun Parts
WEBApr 2, 2019 · Small quantities of original Enfield surplus gun parts are still discovered occasionally and offered for sale. The Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle musket played an important part in the American Civil War, but it has not often been given its due in favor of the more widely known Springfield.
Attic condition 1862 Tower Enfield rifled musket, Pattern 1853, …
WEBThis fine British manufacturered longarm is a standard .577 caliber Enfield Pattern 1853 Type 1 rifle-musket as carried by hundreds of thousands of Union and Confederate forces in the field. The single-shot muzzleloader in very good original condition and even retains both sling swivels and the original slotted tip ramrod.
Barnett Model 1853 Enfield Percussion Rifle Musket - NRA …
WEBNearly one million Enfield-pattern rifle-muskets were imported by both the North and the South, making these the second-most widely used infantry long arm of the Civil War. Many were manufactured specifically for export to arm the Union and Confederate armies, and they saw action from early 1862 through Appomattox and Bentonville.
CONFEDERATE IMPORT BRITISH P1853 ENFIELD RIFLE MUSKET DATED 1862
WEBCONFEDERATE IMPORT BRITISH P1853 ENFIELD RIFLE MUSKET DATED 1862. This is an untouched, attic-condition, all-original example of the British P1853 Enfield, imported in large numbers by both sides in the Civil War, but bearing markings indicating it was specifically for export to the Confederacy.