Original British P-1853 Tower/V.R. Marked 2nd Model Enfield Rifle used in Russian Afghan Campaign - dated 1860 U.S. Navy is one of a small

is one of a small group recovered from former British stores discovered in Katmandu

this is the early model No

with great grain in the butt stock

Due to Lieutenant Allison's quick thinking

Almost 66" overall length

Original British P-1853 Tower/V.R. Marked 2nd Model Enfield Rifle used in Russian Afghan Campaign - dated 1860 U.S. Navy is one of a smallOriginal item: One of a Kind. The Pattern 1853 Percussion ENFIELD rifle was the finest rifle of its day. It ended up all over the World. All over the British Empire and greatly imported into North America for use on both sides in the U. S. War between the States. Massive quantities were shipped into India, and it was due to the paper cartridges that were supplied with the muzzle loaders that triggered the 1857 Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Rebellion. The