Original British V.R. Marked Tower P-1853 Enfield 3rd Model Percussion Rifled Musket - dated 1859 German Flags It experienced heavy combat in

It experienced heavy combat in the Hurtgen Forest and The Battle of the Bulge

The butt stock was prone to split during the recoil and loosen over time

The Nicaraguan Campaign Medal is a campaign medal of the United States Navy which was authorized by Presidential Order of Woodrow Wilson on September 22

activation plans were prepared simultaneously with the invasion strategy

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Original British V.R. Marked Tower P-1853 Enfield 3rd Model Percussion Rifled Musket - dated 1859 German Flags It experienced heavy combat inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of the 3rd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, 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, and bear British Proof marks. The lower band has however been replaced with a later "Baddeley" style band with a recessed securing screw. The lock is marked 1859 TOWER below the cap bolster,