Original British 3rd Model P-1856 Enfield Tower Two Band Percussion Short Rifle with Figured Stock and Excellent Bore - dated 1858 French Antique Guns he flew 26 missions in

he flew 26 missions in the European theater as a tail gunner and part time navigator on a B25 Mitchell

but the internal stiffener is quite wrinkled due to age and weather exposure

While at Spotsylvania it had been reinforced by a brigade of heavy artillery regiments

This example looks to have used an arsenal forged blade

Original British 3rd Model P-1856 Enfield Tower Two Band Percussion Short Rifle with Figured Stock and Excellent Bore - dated 1858 French Antique Guns he flew 26 missions inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a great example of the 3rd Model Pattern 1856 Enfield "Two Band" Short Rifle Musket, as produced in England with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The two steel barrel bands are held on with screw pressure, typical of the 3rd model, however the screws are not recessed, as they would be on the "Baddeley" type bands used on the later 4th model. It has a bayonet stand on the right side of the