Original British P-1853 Enfield Style Percussion Short Musket in Grade 2 “As Found” Condition – Circa 1850 Original Items

Original item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now decided to offer these “As Found” antique firearms to our customers as restoration projects. These are all original and as we received them, except for cleaning the dirt and grime off the exterior.

Please note that these are still real antique guns, and are being sold in “As is” condition at a significant discount from what they would sell at if we were to fully restore them. We will do our best to photograph and describe them and know that our customers will know exactly what they are getting. Some of these, such as this example, look to have possibly been project or parts guns, and are missing a significant amount of parts. These are being sold in “Grade 2” condition, and on these ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

This is a very interesting British P-1853 Style Percussion Short Musket, which is fitted with an octagonal smooth bore barrel with a 0.69″ rusty bore. It is very possible that it originally was of a smaller caliber, but use, age, and possible later alterations have made it larger. It is stamped 408 on the left facet, with no other markings on the barrel. The percussion lock is very faintly marked ENFIELD, suggesting it could be a P-1842 pattern lock, but it could also be a spurious marking. The style of the stock and mountings are also very much in the British style.

Condition Notes:
– Overall condition shows significant oxidation and pitting on the metalwork.
– Lock is in functional, but seems to have three positions, and will fire at the two farther positions.
– Bore of the barrel is heavily oxidized.
– Both sling swivels are present, but definitely don’t match.
– Cleaning rod is just a simple iron rod with no end

A very interesting British style percussion musket, possibly made with a worn British lock. Ready to display! Please make sure to look at all the pictures before purchasing, as ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

Specifications-

Year of Manufacture: circa 1850
Caliber: .69″
Cartridge Type: Ball and Powder
Barrel Length: 28 1/4 Inches
Overall Length: 44 1/2 Inches
Action type: Side Action Percussion Lock
Feed System: Muzzle Loading

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