Original British P-1853 Enfield Rifle Musket Produced in Belgium - Dated 1857 Flintlocks The reverse ricasso is stamped

The reverse ricasso is stamped with the 1935-41 Eickhorn trademark: a seated squirrel holding a sword

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

Dimensions 38” H x 16” x 9”

Simplified magazine catch

Original Item: German unissued but reconditioned postwar production ex Macedonia

Original British P-1853 Enfield Rifle Musket Produced in Belgium - Dated 1857 Flintlocks The reverse ricasso is stampedOriginal 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