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Napalese Enfields
csaduck
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A local antique shop has several 1853 pattern Enfield's for sale with a big sign saying they are from the Civil War. My question is, these guns have what looks like markings from India, or Nepal, on the sights, but the lock says London 1853, could these have been run through the blockade to supply the confederacy for the civil war?
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Most likely these are "decorators" imported within the last few years from the Hindu Kush, as they have been for at least 200 years. There are many small "shops" that piece these together, primarily for the tourist trade, using a mix of genuine parts (like the locks) & locally manufactured barrels, wood, & small parts. I've seen a couple of recently imported guns brought back by our troops from Afghanistan.
Neal