POSSIBLE CONFEDERATE USED ENFIELD PATTERN 1853 RIFLE MUSKET

POSSIBLE CONFEDERATE USED ENFIELD PATTERN 1853 RIFLE MUSKET SN NSN. Cal. 58. Short pattern Enfield with 33” rnd bbl, sq base front sight/baynet lug with saber bayonet lug on right side of muzzle. It has 1,000 yard ski jump ladder rear sight and engraved on top “B. COGSWELL. 224. STRAND. LONDON”. Maker’s name also appears on lockplate. It is mounted in one pc walnut stock with two bbl bands and a brass tipped ramrod. It has sling swivels on front band and tip of bottom tang and has a musket buttplate. Left side panel is stamped, upside down, “NT5”. Left side of butt is crudely carved “JF / Ft DONELSON”. Ft. Donelson was a Confederate stronghold about 30 miles west of Clarksville, TN which then is about 80 miles north and west of Nashville, TN. It is widely known that the Confederates purchased as many of these Enfield rifle muskets as their agents could procure and were used extensively throughout the war. CONDITION: Good. No original finish remains on the metal, being a very dark attic patina with some burnout in front of the nipple. Stock has a very old, period of use, chunk missing from the toe and a saw cut, just in front of the comb and retains 30-40% original finish, mostly on the forestock with the buttstock being a very dark patina. Front trigger guard screw is missing. Mechanics are fine, very worn, dark scaly bore. 4-59696 JR530 (1,000-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1335B	$1,552.00	POSSIBLE CONFEDERATE USED ENFIELD PATTERN 1853 RIFLE MUSKET SN NSN. Cal. 58. Short pattern Enfield with 33” rnd bbl, sq base front sight/baynet lug with saber bayonet lug on right side of muzzle. It has 1,000 yard ski jump ladder rear sight and engraved on top “B. COGSWELL. 224. STRAND. LONDON”. Maker’s name also appears on lockplate. It is mounted in one pc walnut stock with two bbl bands and a brass tipped ramrod. It has sling swivels on front band and tip of bottom tang and has a musket buttplate. Left side panel is stamped, upside down, “NT5”. Left side of butt is crudely carved “JF / Ft DONELSON”. Ft. Donelson was a Confederate stronghold about 30 miles west of Clarksville, TN which then is about 80 miles north and west of Nashville, TN. It is widely known that the Confederates purchased as many of these Enfield rifle muskets as their agents could procure and were used extensively throughout the war. CONDITION: Good. No original finish remains on the metal, being a very dark attic patina with some burnout in front of the nipple. Stock has a very old, period of use, chunk missing from the toe and a saw cut, just in front of the comb and retains 30-40% original finish, mostly on the forestock with the buttstock being a very dark patina. Front trigger guard screw is missing. Mechanics are fine, very worn, dark scaly bore. 4-59696 JR530 (1,000-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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