Original U.S. Civil War Era 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle - Marked Tower 1861 Lanchester SMG the only example known

the only example known

- Bronze Star Medal: The medal is WWII production but is unnamed and unnumbered

It measures just over 20 inches in overall length

” The insignia was the same for enlisted personnel but instead of using silver thread for the actual insignia

Original U.S. Civil War Era 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle - Marked Tower 1861 Lanchester SMG the only example knownOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a nice service used 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 screws are not recessed, as they would be on the "Baddeley" type bands used on the later 4th model. The lock is marked TOWER 1861 below the cap bolster,