Original U.S. Civil War 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle - Marked 1863 Tower Category_Blunderbuss The case is offered in

The case is offered in very good solid condition

The T-shaped spine of the bayonet is maker marked and dated 1875

it's most famous appearance being in the ZULU WARS of 1879 memorialized in Hollywood Epic Movies and countless books and articles over the years

The magazine housing is attached to a section of the receiver tube

with a leather chin strap held in by plain split pins

Original U.S. Civil War 3rd Model P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Export Rifle - Marked 1863 Tower Category_Blunderbuss The case is offered inOriginal 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 screws are not recessed, as they would be on the "Baddeley" type bands used on the later 4th model. The lock is marked 1863 TOWER at the bottom of the lock