1861 Enfield

[scjordan]

Dad has a 1861 Enfield carbine 577 Percussion with a 21 inch barrel.

Great shape and in firing condition.

Just wondering if anyone knows what the value of this would be??

Jordy

Cant load pic its to big and if I crop its too blurry, if anyone has an idea of the value and wants a pic send me a message and i will forward!!

Thanks

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[Badger]

Cant load pic its to big and if I crop its too blurry, if anyone has an idea of the value and wants a pic send me a message and i will forward!!

Thanks

Hi Jordy...

Here's a good article in our Q&A forums by Stevo, that talks about how you can obtain free software to resize pics for any purpose....

How do I upload or post images on MILSURPS.COM? (click here)

If you email me your pics to badger@milsurps.com , I'll resize it for you, host and post it in this thread ...

Regards,
Badger

[scjordan]

Lets try this!!

Thanks Badger

[tiriaq]

That is a cut down Snider breechloading rifle. With an 1861 lock date, it started out as a percussion muzzleloader, and was converted to a breechloader later. Sometime after that, it was shortened to carbine length. It is not an original carbine. The rear sight is not a carbine sight, and there is no evidence of the studs to which the leather rear sight protector was attached. Some of these were done up as carbines for cadet use. These had shotgun style front sights. This might be a cadet carbine, although the tip of the forend doesn't look quite like a cadet.
Cadets are not all that desirable or valuable. If it is not a cadet, and is merely a cut down rifle, its value will be less.
If the carbine is a good shooter, that is where its value lies.