Original U.S. Civil War P-1853 Enfield Three Band Rifle Dated 1856 Receiver Top Cover The mouth of the case

The mouth of the case has been closed with a red disk

This stems back to the Scottish Rebellions of 1715 and 1745

As issued to commando and SAS units for covert action in WWII and after

was approved on December 3

The Maynard Tape Primer consisted of a thin shellacked paper tape which contained fulminate of mercury "packets" imbedded in its surface

Original U.S. Civil War P-1853 Enfield Three Band Rifle Dated 1856 Receiver Top Cover The mouth of the caseOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Enfield 1853 rifle musket was used by both the North and the South in the American Civil War, and was the second most widely used infantry weapon in the war, surpassed only by the Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket. The Confederates imported more Enfields during the course of the war than any other small arm, buying from private contractors and gun runners. It has been estimated that over 900,000 P53 Enfields