Original U.S. Civil War Era Private Purchase British P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Rifle dated 1863 Japanese Flags 36 or 8 cm Gr

36 or 8 cm Gr

The war officially ended in Europe on 5 May 1945 and the 82nd Airborne Division was called upon to serve as the occupation force in the American Sector of Berlin

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They also flew many classified missions for MACV-SOG

First Mission: 29 May 1943

Original U.S. Civil War Era Private Purchase British P-1853 Enfield Three Band Percussion Rifle dated 1863 Japanese Flags 36 or 8 cm GrOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of the 3rd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket as produced in Birmingham, England with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The three steel barrel bands are held on with screw pressure, as typical of the 3rd model. The lock is marked TOWER 1863 below the cap bolster, and it is marked with a QUEEN'S CROWN to the rear of the hammer. However, there is no V. R. under the