Original U.S. Civil War British P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Rifle dated 1863 with Confederate Acceptance Markings Manufacture Type_New Made Items as indicated by the powder

as indicated by the powder corrosion around the touch hole

it can be an important tool in identification

This pith helmet is the standard late Victorian Design as used in the Zulu Wars with a brass spike to top and full brass helmet plate to front bearing the regimental badge under a "King's Crown"

It is complete and retains its wonderful original blue finish

The system lasted until the late 1860s being obsoleted by the center fire system which was far safer and more reliable

Original U.S. Civil War British P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Rifle dated 1863 with Confederate Acceptance Markings Manufacture Type_New Made Items as indicated by the powderOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is certainly something you don't see every day, if at all. This is a great example of the classic P 1853 Percussion Rifle, with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. This is the long rifle, known as a "Three Band" due to the three steel barrel bands it has. The Lock is simply engraved, marked on the exterior only with a CROWN and DATED 1863. The barrel bears the correct British Proof Markings of the period.