The Anchor S stamp is very sharp and clear and is stamped in the wood in front of the buttplate tang. The Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield rifle-musket) was a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifled musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867, after which many Enfield 1853 rifle-muskets were converted to (and replaced in service by) the cartridge-loaded Snider–Enfield rifle. The most widely used was the British Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket because of its well-made quality and accuracy. The lock is marked with a crown behind the hammer and 1863 over Tower in front of the hammer. Operates properly at full-cock. Hammer stops at half-cock but does not hold when trigger is squeezed. Thank you very much for jogging my aging memory. The 1853 Enfield was used in the Civil War by both the North and the South. 1853 Enfield percussion musket lock.Complete and working,unmarked Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. The British Enfield musket saw extensive service during the Civil War. REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE 1853 ENFIELD RIFLED MUSKET. While still a muzzleloading, percussion ignition gun, the new Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket was .577 caliber with a 39" barrel, rifled with three-grooves of progressive depth. The most iconic of the imported arms to see service with the Confederacy during the American Civil War is the British P-1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, marked with the Confederate JS / (ANCHOR) viewer’s mark of John Southgate, combined with an engraved Confederate inventory control number on the tang of the brass buttplate. P1853 Enfield Middle Barrel Band. This work led directly to the P-53 Rifle Musket and its later variants. The P-1853 .577 cal Percussion Rifle was also known as the legendary "Three Band Enfield". This Three Band Tower musket, (commonly known as the Enfield),was the first model,(1853-55), in a series of three. It was the second most widely used rifle behind the 1861 Springfield Musket. dbrown0398 wrote: Since I don't have an Pattern 1853 Enfield manual handy, and before I do something stupid that I will really regret, before I try to disassemble this recently acquired Enfield, are there some tips, tricks, pitfalls that I need to know about? The Anchor S stamp shows up on enfields dated 1863 and 1864. Shipping and handling. There is a small surface chip in the metal behind the hammer. Also named the Enfield Pattern 1853, P53 Enfield and Enfield rifled-musket, the Pattern 1853 Enfield replaced the older smoothbore muskets of the British army. It has been cleaned and lightly clear coated as a protective measure. Most of the 1863 imports shipped to Wilmington  NC and fed the eastern Confederacy. Lock is unmarked. The markings are all good and legible which include the Barnett London marking on the front of the lock with the royal cypher over "TOWER" behind the hammer. Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifles for Sale. the lock is marked “1861/l.a. The action works. It was manufactured in the middle of the American Civil War. Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifled Musket (second type) Manufactured in 1861. Often in disassembling an Enfield you will find the lock makers marks on the inside of … This musket features a case colored percussion lock… lock plate complete item #24-53 25. tumbler item #25-53 26. sear spring item #26-53 27. sear item #27-53 28. sear spring screw item #28-53 29. Many of the anchor S carbines shipped to the Trans-Mississippi and were used in Western departments. The lock is marked POTTS & HUNT / LONDON, and there is no "Crown" or "V.R." Anchor S Marked Confederate P 1853 Enfield Untouched. This was to allow two banks of infantry to fire simultaneously, with the barrels of the back-row protruding infront of the front row. Gallery of Custom-Built Guns. Offered here is a very nice example of a 3rd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, as produced in England with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable. Shipping and handling. This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options. The Confederates imported more of these guns during the war and towards the end of the war, more than 75% were armed with the 1853 Enfield. ... Well you have a common P-53 Birmingham Tower marked lock dated 1862 fitted into an earlier type II stock (hard bands, band springs). The gun is equipped with two sling swivels, one fit under the front band and the … “A British 1853 Enfield rifle musket. The factory was to be located at Enfield Lock on a marshy island bordered by the River Lea and the Lee Navigation.The land was acquired in 1812 and the factory completed by 1816. Write Your Own Review. This is a solid, very nice condition, Pattern 1853 57 Caliber Enfield Rifle. Defarbing. ÒJÓ Sterman, Company H (Union Rebels), 6th Florida Infantry I had been in the ÒhobbyÓ for about a year before I was able to purchase my first musket.