Hi All,
I purchased this original 1863 Enfield off of Auction Arms a few weeks ago. I don't know a lot about these muskets but for the price ($800) it seemed to be in better shape than many originals I had seen. I took a chance on it.
Unfortunately, it has no rifling. It's bore is completely smooth and measures out at about .67". There are a couple of "sanskrit" characters stamped on the ram rod and on the butt plate. Not sure if this matters but the outside diameter of the muzzle is larger than my Euroarms repro.
The lock plate is stamped 1863 but the barrel is 1865.
I took a lot of pictures, including using a digital microscope, and put them on my web site here:
I'd love to know what you all make of it.
Thanks,
Steve Sheldon
I purchased this original 1863 Enfield off of Auction Arms a few weeks ago. I don't know a lot about these muskets but for the price ($800) it seemed to be in better shape than many originals I had seen. I took a chance on it.
Unfortunately, it has no rifling. It's bore is completely smooth and measures out at about .67". There are a couple of "sanskrit" characters stamped on the ram rod and on the butt plate. Not sure if this matters but the outside diameter of the muzzle is larger than my Euroarms repro.
The lock plate is stamped 1863 but the barrel is 1865.
I took a lot of pictures, including using a digital microscope, and put them on my web site here:
I'd love to know what you all make of it.
Thanks,
Steve Sheldon
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