Catalog Auction info Amoskeag Live #127 - August 29th, 2020 (#127) 08/29/2020 9:00 AM EDT Closed Starts Ending 08/29/2020 9:00 AM EDT Auction Info Lot #245British Pattern 1856 Short Rifle with Identification Click image to enlarge PreviousNextSimilar Items Lot closed - unsold Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000 Description Description: .577 cal. (worn to nearly .62 at muzzle), 33'' barrel with a moderately oxidized bore. This is an interesting commercial model brass-mounted 1856 Pattern Short Rifle with an incise-carved name on the left side of the butt. The barrel is primarily a plum brown patina with simple front sight, 1100 yard graduated rear sight and right side bayonet lug numbered ''012''. This barrel is actually five-groove, rather than three-groove, and features Henry Clive's barrel makers mark on the underside (''Henry Cl'' is all that is visible). There are a number of viewers marks as well and assemblers hashmarks, all of the markings on the top of the barrel at rear where the proofs and caliber normally are have been purposefully cleaned during the period of use, this area showing tool marks. The underside of the barrel shows two distinct sets of assembly hashmarks, clearly the barrel being harvested from another rifle at some point, the marks which are matching on this arm are on the underside of the barrel, edge of the lockplate and in the ramrod channel ''III '' . The lockplate is Tower stamped and dated at a canted angle ''1856'', however the last digit is obscured due to pitting, with stamped crown at rear above ''VR''. The interior of the lock is stamped with contractor or assemblers or viewers markings ''DB'' ''JH'' and ''LJ''. The arm features brass hardware throughout and its sling swivel is installed directly into the wood on the toeline, to the rear of the triggerguard as-is common to commercial examples. The wood itself appears to be beech and was cleaned lightly long ago leaving the edges somewhat soft, markings light, but with a name clearly incise carved on left of butt ''RJ Jenkins'', there is some indecipherable writing beneath it, sadly lost to the years and the light sanding. ''JW'' is on the left lock flat at its rear and there are ''(crown)/A'' stampings to the rear of the triggerguard, they are light. The lock seems to function mechanically however the hammer is light because the mainspring is cracked, the rust between the two pieces indicating it has been so for quite some time (upon disassembly the mainspring stayed within the lock inletting and showed evidence of having been disassembled and reassembled previously), a blacksmith-made replacement ramrod is included and a number of the screw heads show some slot damage. Six RJ Jenkins' can be located in the American Civil War Research Database, both Confederate and Union, a detailed study of the units and whether they were equipped with Enfield Short Rifles or not should prove or disprove a Union or Confederate Association. An interesting commercially-made 1856 Pattern Short Rifle, obviously assembled or reassembled more than once by armorers who utilized the hashmark system. (39371-5) {ANTIQUE} (1500/2000) Categories: firearm Terms and conditions TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE The following paragraphs represent the terms under which all sales by Amoskeag Auction Company, Inc. are conducted. Bidding on any item in the sale indicates the bidder’s full acceptance and understanding of all terms and conditions of sale. Amoskeag Auction Company, Inc. has taken great care in the preparation of the descriptions in this catalog. Although we believe everything in the descriptions to be true, we do not guarantee any part of any description. 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