This weapon, using the minie ball, was a lethal weapon, a great improvement over muskets. P25 ufprotein p53 protein tp53 tp53 protein btdnabinding proteins phosphoproteins tumor suppressor proteins p53 suppressor gene. The pattern 1853 enfield rifle peter smithurst osprey publishing. The p53 enfield rifle musket and p61 army short rifle. The 1853 enfield features a smooth singleaction trigger in an ormate triggerguard. The indian rebellion of 1857 had diverse political, economic, military, religious and social causes an uprising in several sepoy companies of the bengal army was sparked by the issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the enfield rifle february, 1857.
The enfield p53 was introduced to indian troops under british rule in 1856. Sepoys in the british east india companys armies in india were issued with the new rifle in 1857, and rumours were spread that the cartridges referring here to paperwrapped powder and projectile, not to metallic cartridges were. The enfields adjustable ladder rear sight had steps for 100 the default or battle sight range, 200, 300, and 400 yards 370 m. Although i have covered the functioning of the enfield paper cartridge in detail, this clip will examine the actual drill taught to british and empire soldiers for the use of their p53 rifle. Accompanying this rifle is a letter of provenance from nationally renowned historical military artist don troiani who obtained this rifle directly from tiffts descendants. Aug 06, 2015 though not about shooting, this two part series is nonetheless important in providing a complete historical background to the enfield and how it was used by the midvictorian soldier. Original springfields and enfields are rifled with progressive depth rifling that is.
This short note describes a p53 enfield rifle musket originally made by the. I am about to get a rifled musket of the civil war era. Its in very good condition and a good shooter as you can see in the attached target photo that was taken last weekend. Im using the book the pattern 1853 enfield rifle by peter smithurst for reference.
Aug 06, 2016 i first handled a p1853 enfield rifle musket during the crimea when i mingled with scottish soldiers of the 42nd highlanders of the black watch. Due to a lack of parts for our own projects, we began making investment cast parts for our own use. P1853 enfield parts, snider rifle parts, brown bess parts, brunswick parts and hard to find parts for many other types of antique guns. You definitely have a british made bayonet for the p53 enfield rifle musket. These gurkha made examples were found in military storage in their homeland of nepal. French entrepreneur escoffier for the ordnance and what can be learned from a close. For the discussion of the p51 and p53 enfield rifle and other british military muzzleloaders. The rifle is dirty but but had no major rust with almost every part present. Pattern 1853 enfield wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Enfield 1866 pattern, 3 band, mk ii like i stated earlier, lockplate was cleaned form the seller, but is orignal, all parts inside the lockplate are designated the same examiners stamp number as the lockplate. The enfield pattern 1853 riflemusket also known as the pattern 1853 enfield, p53 enfield, and enfield riflemusket was a. I have a replica enfield 1853 musket 58 cal that i would like to shoot.
The book begins by noting the revolution in arms associated with rifling. Civil war bayonet id question archive gunboards forums. Im all set to cast minie balls, but dont know what diameter to size them too. Rifle enfield rifle p14 p17 instruction manual online for free. Im having one heck of a time picking between the pattern 1853 enfield 3band musket and the model 1861 springfield rifle. The breech loader part though has a bsa stamp, meaning this was a bsa rifle and not an enfield orignally, easy fix for me though.
The 1858 naval rifle was a close copy of the 1856 save it had thicker barrel walls and 5 groove rifling. The first enfield bullet adopted by the british army was designed by mr pritchett, w won a design competition against lovell, wilkinson and metford among others. We draw file off the italian markings and serial number from the barrel and restamp the serial number outofsight. Original antique gun parts for sale international military. P53 enfield p58 enfield naval p61 musketoon 1854 whitworth rifle long arms. The army of northern virginia did extensive testing of all the rifles and riflemuskets in use by the anv in 1862 and found that the p58 and p60 when used with british made paper patched ammo rifles were accurate out to 800900 yards while you.
The american rifleman is the offi cial iournal of the national rifle association of america nra. Its possible to download the document as pdf or print. This short note describes a p53 enfield rifle musket originally made by the french entrepreneur escoffier for the ordnance and what can be learned from a close examination of its markings. Loading and firing my p1853 enfield riflemusket youtube. The confederates imported more enfields during the course of the war than any other small arm, buying from private contractors and gun runners when the british government.
Who makes the best reproduction 1853 enfield 3 band musket. Though not about shooting, this two part series is nonetheless important in providing a complete historical background to the enfield and how it was used by the midvictorian soldier. I submit that the pattern 1853 enfield riflemusket is the first infantry. Here is an example of a confederate enfield with initials and notches cut in the stock. Possible confederate enfield pattern 1853 american civil. An uprising in several sepoy companies of the bengal army was sparked by the issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the enfield rifle february, 1857. The cartridges were rumored to have been made from cow and pig fat. Whitney firearms in the civil war a club promoting the. P53 enfield rifle question steve, this is a 2nd model p1853 enfield, made under one of the british government contracts that were let to produce guns for the crimean war. The 1853 enfield rifle is made by pedersoli in italy and is 55 in overall length and weighs 9 34 lbs. The pattern 1853 enfield rifle was the first rifled firearm issued to every soldier in the british army, and gave the infantry a revolutionary increase in firepower. The enfield 1853 riflemusket 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 bayonet has no makers marks or british inspection marks, the later is a good indicator of importation to the us from britain for use in the american civil war but it is impossible to say to which side it was issued.
This is the pedersoli reproduction pattern 1853 enfield i bought just over a year ago. The enfield rifle musket was a contributing cause of the indian rebellion of 1857. The pattern 1853 enfield riflemusket p53 was then the standard arm of the british. The indian rebellion of 1857 had diverse political, economic, military, religious and social causes. The most accurate rifles of the era were the british p58 naval rifle and the p60 army rifles. The recommended load for the enfield rifle is 60 grains of ffg with a. Bullet sizing and powder charge for enfield model 1853. The no4 mk2 was designed after world war two when nessesary improvements were found during the war with the. English enfields in confederate service nra museums. Cleaning the armisport pattern 1853 enfield rifled musket. Pattern 1853 enfield rifle for sale international military. Couple the rifling with the slug used, the minie ball, and you have a powerful weapon. Manual of instruction for the safe use of reproduction.
Pattern 1853 enfield ammunition home of the 4th louisiana delta. The american rifleman is the offi cial iournal of the national rifle association. To my knowledge, the only book on confederate enfield rifles is by wiley sword. First issued in 1853, the enfield proved itself worthy during both the crimean war and the indian mutiny, where its long range, durability, and interchangeable parts made it a perfect campaign rifle. I did myself a favor and listened to my mentor about dos and don. Hi guys, im going to take a gamble and get a couple of the p53 part guns from ima. The enfield 1853 riflemusket was also 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. Dec 11, 2014 although i have covered the functioning of the enfield paper cartridge in detail, this clip will examine the actual drill taught to british and empire soldiers for the use of their p53 rifle. The rifle also comes complete with classic metal embellishments and inlaid solid metal butt plate. The markings of js with an anchor below on an enfield is certainly confederate. A stetienne made pattern 1853 rifle musket request pdf.
Loading the enfield required tearing open the greased cartridge with ones. The subject of this book, the pattern 1853 enfield rifle, is worthy of interest. Bullet used was a trashcan with 42gr of 3f olde eynsford powder. I shoot it with authentic 1859 pattern boxerpritchett paper cartridges made by brett at. O enfield pattern 1853 riflemusket tambem conhecido como pattern 1853 enfield, p53 enfield e enfield riflemusket foi um mosquete estriado do tipo minie no calibre. Remove visible italian markings and relocate the serial number to the bottom of the barrel. The wwi versions are often referred to as the smle, which is short for the common short, magazine.
The lock is separate and seized but should work fine after cleaning. The cartridges were rumoured to have been made from cow and sow fat. It was established as the standard short rifle for all services in 1861 with a modification of baddeley type bbl bands and case hardened iron furniture. I have an original parkerhale 2 band enfield that was made in birmingham england, not italy, for sale. These are tough little boogers to find out there in the market and in ten years of actively searching, this is only the 3rd london armoury p53 weve found. P16 ufp53 gene p53 suppressor gene btantioncogenes p53 enfield riflemusket usepattern 1853 enfield riflemusket p53 gene usep53 antioncogene p53 protein may subd geog qp552. I try revive the old stock and use the new stock for my worm riddled snider rifle. The first rifle to bear the enfield name, however, was the enfield rifle of 1853.
It came to me through an estate sale, and there was no documentation manual, parts list, etc. Loading and firing the parker hale p53 enfield rifle. I first handled a p1853 enfield rifle musket during the crimea when i mingled with scottish soldiers of the 42nd highlanders of the black watch. It is actually the best out of the box reproduction enfield ever produced. This unique arm was made largely from surplus p53 enfield parts left over from robbins and lawrences failed crimean war contract with british government. This is a very nice example of an enfield pattern 1853 rifled musket manufactured by the london armoury. Enfield pattern 1853 internet movie firearms database.
The leeenfield is a boltaction, magazinefed, repeating rifle that served as the main firearm used by the military forces of the british empire and commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. British militaria forums british flint and percussion arms. The p53 enfield rifle musket dreams of wood and steel. Identified to ransom tifft of the 18th massachusetts infantry. In front, 1862 over enfield with other inspectors marks. The early rifles from enfield the enfield in leeenfield refers to the town of enfield on the northern outskirts of london, where a government arms works was established in 1804 to assemble brown bess flintlock muskets. Armisport, euroarms, pedersoli enfield remove visible italian markings and relocate the serial number to the bottom of the barrel. A very endearing thing about it was that it did great work with the lee 505gr minie and crisco for lube. Original parkerhale 2 band enfield musket its in very good condition and a good shooter as you can see in the attached target photo that was taken last weekend. We are now including flint and percussion singleshot pistols in this forum. Shooting original and replica enfields my jacob family. Ironically, the model 1855 through 1864 us rifle muskets have almost the very same rifling as the type iii p53 enfield that was used in the american civil war. It was the british armys standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957.
The enfield pattern 1853 rifle musket also known as the pattern 1853 enfield, p53 enfield, and enfield rifle musket was a. Each rifle is offered totally as found, incomplete, broken, uncleaned and unrefurbished. I would be buying ones made by pedersoli, as i here they make the best and most authentic reproductions out there. These particular enfield rifles are offered in half rifles or parts guns. My friend and i sat on either side of the bench at the range shooting by turn, handing the rifle back and forth. The type served in several notable conflicts of the period including the crimean war 18531856, the united states civil war 18611865 and the new zealand land wars 18451872. The pattern 1853 enfield rifle weapon pdf free download epdf.
May 22, 2016 the markings of js with an anchor below on an enfield is certainly confederate. The enfield 1853 rifle musket was also 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. Scarce p53 enfield pattern musket by the london armoury this is rare london armoury enfield pattern 1853 3 band rifled musket imported during the civil war. The only accuracy mistakes are along the order of modern proof marks on the barrel which are required by italian law. Repeating arms 1855 colt revolving rifle 1860 spencer carbine 1860 spencer rifle 1860 henry repeating rifle. This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision. The three band enfield was imported extensively for use in the u. Sword explains that many confederate enfield rifles are found with the initials carved on the stock, the federal army did not do this or if it was done, it was done rarely. The bullet used in the 1853 pattern enfield rifle musket was known variously as the pritchett, metfordpritchett, or enfield.