Great Britain’s Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle musket represents a significant evolution in military small arms. Not only was it the first rifled longarm to be widely issued to British infantrymen, it was also the first firearm in British military history to be made extensively by machinery.
In Making The Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket, author Peter Smithurst details the tools and processes used to produce this historically significant firearm.
Making use of contemporary accounts, as well as detailed contract documents specifying the standards for private manufacture, Smithurst provides never-before-seen information that offers an unprecedented look into armsmaking in the mid-19th century.
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