Original British P-1853 Enfield 2nd Model Tower Marked Percussion Rifled Musket - dated 1856 Hotchkiss .303 Captain Goldberg's Bronze Star Citation

Captain Goldberg's Bronze Star Citation reads as follows:

The steel hilt guard bears a Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria showing intertwined VR standing for Victoria Regina

at Muroc Army Air Field (later named Edwards AFB)

There is a spring clip attached to a loop of the halyard on top

The metal work does have some rust pitting

Original British P-1853 Enfield 2nd Model Tower Marked Percussion Rifled Musket - dated 1856 Hotchkiss .303 Captain Goldberg's Bronze Star CitationOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of the 2nd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, produced in London, England, with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The three steel barrel bands are held on with band springs, as typical of the 2nd model. The lock is marked TOWER 1856 below the cap bolster, and it is also marked with the correct "Lock Viewer's Mark", and another faded proof. The lock plate tail has