item details
NameEnfield Pattern 1853 Rifle Musket.
ProductionTower Armouries; armorer; 1856; London
Classificationrifles, firearms
Materialssteel, wood, brass
DimensionsOverall: 215mm (height), 1400mm (length), 60mm (depth)
Registration NumberDM000495
Overview
Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle Musket, .577 calibre, 1856. The butt plate is stamped with the numbers '65' and '184', indicating that this rifle was used by the 65th Regiment of the British Army, which served in New Zealand from 1846 to 1865.