Original U.S. Civil War 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle - Marked 1863 Tower Category_Blunderbuss The magazine housing is attached

The magazine housing is attached to a section of the receiver tube

or marching compass

There is just a bit of wear near the front of the cylinder

The T-shaped spine of the bayonet is maker marked and dated 1875

The First Model was manufactured between 1858 and 1859

Original U.S. Civil War 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle - Marked 1863 Tower Category_Blunderbuss The magazine housing is attachedOriginal 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 1863 TOWER at the bottom of the lock