Original U.S. Civil War Era 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Export Rifle marked Cook & Son and Tower 1861 with Battle Damage U.S. Field Gear Serial # 501714 with a

Serial # 501714 with a crisp SWP 1890 cartouche to the rear of the lock screws

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Original U.S. Civil War Era 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Export Rifle marked Cook & Son and Tower 1861 with Battle Damage U.S. Field Gear Serial # 501714 with aOriginal 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 lock is marked TOWER 1861 below the cap bolster, and it is marked with a QUEEN'S CROWN to the rear of the hammer. However, there is NO V. R. under the