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Offline Stormrider51

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1853 Enfield marked Barnett
« on: February 22, 2015, 06:02:12 PM »
Fellas I've got a head scratcher.  It's an 1853 Enfield rifled musket that looks far too good to be an original.  The problem is that it has a cartouche stamped into the buttstock that reads Barnett Gunmakers London in an oval.  The lock is stamped with Barnett London ahead of the hammer.  I can find no reference to any company making a reproduction marked Barnett.  Any ideas?

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Offline mario

Re: 1853 Enfield marked Barnett
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2015, 06:45:40 PM »
Good question. I don't know of any having cartouche marks on the stocks, but IIRC, Barnett did make '53 pattern guns for the Crown.

A buddy of mine had a Colt-made Springfield (1863?) rifled-musket that looked almost new. If it wasn't for the fact it was purchased from Bannermann's in the 1930s, you have trouble believing it was an original.

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PS- That Colt was also dead-nuts accurate out past 200yds... :lt th
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Re: 1853 Enfield marked Barnett
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2015, 06:50:18 PM »
Thanks, Mario.  Here's some photos the seller sent me.  I'm thinking of buying it but want to have some idea what I'm getting.

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Re: 1853 Enfield marked Barnett
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2015, 08:41:25 PM »
Some info on the type of rifle from a sale of an original;

Antique Arms, Inc. - London Armoury Co. Enfield Pattern 1853 Musket
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Offline Tammany42

Re: 1853 Enfield marked Barnett
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2015, 03:22:28 PM »
You may want to post this question on the N-SSA.org Bulletin board.  They have a ton of musket knowledge
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