Original British P-1853 Enfield 3rd Model Percussion Rifle dated 1860 - V.R. & New Zealand Marked Ordnance The communications cords are identical

The communications cords are identical to those used on all earlier Chinese flight helmets

we determined that by noticing that the stock pin on the spring had not been trimmed for the stock

Nevertheless we think "the cap fits"

A Blakely rifle is one of a series of rifled muzzle-loading cannon designed by British army officer Captain Theophilus Alexander Blakely

"EF 64" indicating that Emaillierwerke AG

Original British P-1853 Enfield 3rd Model Percussion Rifle dated 1860 - V.R. & New Zealand Marked Ordnance The communications cords are identicalOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of the 3rd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, 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, and bear British Proof marks. The lock is marked 1860 ENFIELD below the cap bolster, indicating manufacture at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock, where the P 1853 was designed. It