USAF Sarge
Marksman
Per your 2nd request indy1918a4.
Pattern 1853 Enfield, with a 1863 lock plate, re-barreled with a Oct 1866 barrel for conversion to the Snider loading system. She's an Afghanistan bring back, and she has all the appropriate proof marks, and is marked II** (Meaning she was originally made as a muzzle loader, then had a new barrel installed converting it to a breachloader). You can make out the stock cartouche in the one picture, and you can see where the stock has shrunk with age letting the butt-plate stand a little proud of it. Speaking of the butt-plate there is some very faint Arabic script on it, so faint that it could be mistaken for scratches.
The sling swivel on the trigger guard, is a replacement done sometime in its past, although incorrect it's part of her long story. She's ugly, but she's been there and done that more times than she was designed to do. A true testament to old world craftsmanship.
Pattern 1853 Enfield, with a 1863 lock plate, re-barreled with a Oct 1866 barrel for conversion to the Snider loading system. She's an Afghanistan bring back, and she has all the appropriate proof marks, and is marked II** (Meaning she was originally made as a muzzle loader, then had a new barrel installed converting it to a breachloader). You can make out the stock cartouche in the one picture, and you can see where the stock has shrunk with age letting the butt-plate stand a little proud of it. Speaking of the butt-plate there is some very faint Arabic script on it, so faint that it could be mistaken for scratches.
The sling swivel on the trigger guard, is a replacement done sometime in its past, although incorrect it's part of her long story. She's ugly, but she's been there and done that more times than she was designed to do. A true testament to old world craftsmanship.
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