The National Interest

The Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle Blasted Its Way Into the History Books

As the saying goes, the sun never set on the British Empire. And from the cool, damp British Isles was built the largest empire by landmass the world had ever known. The First British Empire ...
The National Interest

The British Conquered the World With the Enfield Rifle

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Enfield rifle represented a major – if brief – technological step up, and served as one of the first modern exported rifles across the world. The Enfield Pattern ...
American Rifleman

ARTV Preview: The Colt Python; Smith & Wesson Model 648-2; Pattern 1853 Enfield

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1853 Enfield Rifle-Musket

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The British 1853 Pattern Enfield ...
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Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket owned by Walter Denning

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A "Tower"-type Enfield rifle-musket, model 1853, made of metal and wood. The musket has attached metal butt plate at ...
The New York Times

EXPERIMENTS WITH RIFLED MUSKETS.

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The New York Times

CHANGE FROM MUSKET TO RIFLE.; Field Marshal Earl Roberts Shows Its Disadvantages in the English Army.

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