![]() ![]() "Tower" stamping rather than that of the Royal Armory.Īs with other British military arms, the Pattern 1858 was caught up Rather than at Enfield, and thusly their locks normally will have the Most Pattern 1858 Naval Rifles were manufactured by contractors Because of this, after 1860, two-bandĪrmy short rifles were also made with five-groove rifling. The gun tested well-in fact it was found to be superior to the Inferior sapwood rather than the heartwood used on other incarnations of Interestingly, the walnut stock was to be of Was graduated to 1,100 yards, and a fierce cutlass bayonet replaced theĪrmy's yataghan. Grooves rather than three, and all furniture was brass. Was an arm that superficially looked much like the '56, but had Would be easier to wield on shipboard and more convenient to store.Īfter some testing and development, what finally emerged in 1858 Rifle-musket and felt the Pattern 1856, because of its shorter barrel, The Royal Navy decided that it, too, needed a dedicated Yataghan bayonet rather than the standard long rifle-musket's "sword bar" on its barrel to accommodate a long, wavy-bladed Unlike the '53, which had brass furniture, the 1856 was With 33-inch barrel-issued primarily to rifle regiments and lightĬompanies-as more appropriate for skirmishing than the 39-inch-barreled Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle-Musket was actually a variant of a variant,īeing modeled somewhat on the Pattern 1856 Short Rifle, a two-band arm One of the very best and most carefully thought-out wasīritain's Model 1858 Naval Short Rifle. ![]() Hankins carbine with a special protective leather-covered barrel were Napoleonic-era seven-barreled Nock Volley Gun, the formidable 1838 U.S.Įlgin Cutlass Pistol or the American Civil War-vintage Sharps and Sometimes, though, unique weapons such as Britain's With brass, a metal less susceptible to the corrosive effects of saltĪir. Often this would involve little more than replacing iron furniture Had different requirements than their land-lubber cousins. Noted by authorities that muskets and rifles used aboard naval vessels Retrieved from Īlmost from the inception of small arms for the military, it was It was so good, it became a hot item on both sides during the American Civil War. APA style: A seagoing Enfield: Britain's famed Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket came in a number of different styles, including a superior arm designed for use by Jolly Jack Tar.It was so good, it became a hot item on both sides during the American Civil War." Retrieved from A seagoing Enfield: Britain's famed Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket came in a number of different styles, including a superior arm designed for use by Jolly Jack Tar. It was so good, it became a hot item on both sides during the American Civil War." The Free Library. MLA style: "A seagoing Enfield: Britain's famed Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket came in a number of different styles, including a superior arm designed for use by Jolly Jack Tar. ![]()
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