Original U.S. Civil War British P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Rifle dated 1863 with Confederate Acceptance Markings Category_Martini-Henry Parts Deacon Gardner

Deacon Gardner

Captured after the Franco Prussian War of 1871 this "1867" dated French Chassepot bayonet was taken back to Germany and reissued for use by German Forces including the period of WWI

most of them wounded

He took part in famous battles including the Aisne-Marne campaign

and also has serial number 8609 / e on the barrel and receiver

Original U.S. Civil War British P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Rifle dated 1863 with Confederate Acceptance Markings Category_Martini-Henry Parts Deacon GardnerOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is certainly something you don't see every day, if at all. This is a great example of the classic P 1853 Percussion Rifle, with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. This is the long rifle, known as a "Three Band" due to the three steel barrel bands it has. The Lock is simply engraved, marked on the exterior only with a CROWN and DATED 1863. The barrel bears the correct British Proof Markings of the period.