I attended an auction and picked up some very nice and unusual pieces. I'm in the process of researching and gathering information, but I thought I'd share one of them with my fellow military antiques enthusiasts.
From the information I've gathered thus far, this rifle was one of the ones purchased from Englandicon by the government to arm union troops. After the great unpleasantness, many of the foreign service arms were reworked for parade/re-enactment purposes and given back to the GAR men who had actually carried them. So, for your consideration, a 2 band Enfield which has had the bayonet lug ground off and polished, bored out to smooth bore, and had the barrel and bands tinned. I figured this would generate more interest with my southern neighbours. If any of you fine gentlemen have an idea as to value, I'd appreciate a PM. Enjoy!
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