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Pattern 1853 Enfield

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The Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket, also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield or P53 Enfield, was a .577 caliber Minie-type muzzle-loading rifled musket used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867, after which many were replaced in service by the cartridge-loaded Snider-Enfield rifle. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
.577 caliber 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Rifled musket 1
Introduced Year
1853 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

Confederate States Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Pattern 1853 Enfield

Used In

American Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Pattern 1853 Enfield
Crimean War, Wars
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Paraguayan War, Wars
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Second Opium War, Wars
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Taiping Rebellion, Wars
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In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Royal Small Arms Factory

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Pattern 1853 Enfield
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Pattern 1853 Enfield
  • Lead section
    The Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield rifle-musket) was a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifled musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867; after which many were replaced in service by the cartridge-loaded Snider-Enfield rifle.
  • Introductory paragraph, service dates
    used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867
  • Infobox: caliber 0.577 in
  • Infobox: service
    1853-1867
  • Operated By: Confederate States Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Confederate States of America'
  • Used In: Crimean War, infobox wars field: 'Crimean War'
  • Used In: Second Opium War, infobox wars field: 'Second Opium War'
  • Used In: American Civil War, infobox wars field: 'American Civil War'
  • Used In: Taiping Rebellion, infobox wars field: 'Taiping Rebellion'
  • Used In: Paraguayan War, infobox wars field: 'Paraguayan War'
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2. Wikidata: Pattern 1853 Enfield
Wikidata Q680898, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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