Original British P-1853 Enfield Rifle Musket Produced in Belgium - Dated 1857 Flintlocks 1858 Double Action

1858 Double Action

It is true however that the Germans recruited great numbers of Finnish "Volunteers" for their "SS UNITS" that did invade Mother Russia but that was true of all the overrun European Countries and even some others

Although initially accepted for British mounted troops due to blade length and weight the contract was cancelled and the 23 trials swords sold out of service

believed to be German WWI Manufacture

Simplified magazine catch

Original British P-1853 Enfield Rifle Musket Produced in Belgium - Dated 1857 Flintlocks 1858 Double ActionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of the Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket as produced by the prolific gun trade in Lige, Belgium. The Lige gun trade had a long history of producing arms of previously established patterns to supplement the arms making capabilities of other nations. By the mid 19th century, the Lige arms trade had been producing gun parts to support the Birmingham & London gun trades for well over