RARE**1866 British Enfield Tower Pattern 1842 .750 Musket Bore Calibre Sea Service Musket. A 1113 Muzzleloader .750 Rifles

**RARE**1866 British Enfield Tower Pattern 1842 .750 Musket Bore Calibre Sea Service Musket. A 1113 - A 1113

This is a scarce, excellent condition, 1866 dated sea service musket, one of the few that avoided conversion to rifled bore. Orders for rifling smoothbore muskets were in 1852 and 1854. All conversions were completed by May 1855. These muskets were aboard ship and equipped Naval brigades ashore during the Crimean war and Indian Mutiny amongst others into the 1860s (see page 66 plates 61, 62 & 63 and page 67 of British Military Longarms 1815-1865 by Bailey where sea service muskets & rifled muskets are illustrated). The action plate of this example has Crown VR (Victoria Regina) Tower (Enfield) & 1866 date. The undamaged, all original, Walnut stock has regulation pattern brass furniture. The 30” barrel has a smooth bore which has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The barrel has crisp proofs. The weapon measures 46” overall length. It has a block fore sight, sling swivels & original steel ram rod. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion musket no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1113 (NB WE HAVE A RIFLED BARREL CONVERSION EXAMPLE OF THE PATTERN 1842 AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE STOCK NUMBER, A 1112)

£975.00