Original British P-1853 Enfield Tower and V.R. Marked 3rd Model Percussion Rifle - dated 1855 Magazines There is no rear paper

There is no rear paper backing on this example

Dentremont - Salem Mass

and the plating intact with just a bit of verdigris

Molfese was inducted into active service on January 26th

Original British P-1853 Enfield Tower and V.R. Marked 3rd Model Percussion Rifle - dated 1855 Magazines There is no rear paperOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of the 3rd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, produced in London, 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, and all bear British Proof marks. The lock is marked 1855 TOWER below the cap bolster, and it is marked with a QUEEN'S CROWN V. R. (faint) to the rear of the