Original U.S. Civil War Era 1861 P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle dated 1861 Category_Spade Grip Assembly The blade has been shortened

The blade has been shortened and slimmed to resemble the M4 bayonet blade

with support by the Royal Air Force with night bombing raids to destroy or seriously cripple the German ability to produce combat aircraft

One of which was a radio operator

Research reveals that serial number 20160 dates to year of manufacture of 1895

The County Sussex plate displays a large E

Original U.S. Civil War Era 1861 P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle dated 1861 Category_Spade Grip Assembly The blade has been shortenedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage, together with a couple of hundred other guns. Here we have what started life as a classic P 1853 Percussion Rifle with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The back sight is also now absent. The three barrel bands of steel are NOT present, having been replaced by pins, but three brass ramrod pipes under the barrel carry the correct style ram rod.