Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle P-1853 - Dated 1864 French Militaria It flew 25 consecutive bombing

It flew 25 consecutive bombing runs from on November 7th 1942 to May 19th 1943

It has an all steel hilt

Some buttons may have been replaced between WW1 and WW2 but all are 100% original

• Hand Painted B-4 Bag named to Cornell

paint scuffs

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle P-1853 - Dated 1864 French Militaria It flew 25 consecutive bombingOriginal 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